How to install Windows 7 on Lenovo Legion Y720 from USB

Here is How to install Windows 7 on Lenovo Legion Y720 from usb just follow the step-by-step instructions for a successful installation.

About Lenovo Legion Y720

Lenovo Legion Y720 comes with a 15.6 inch Full HD LED Display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
It is powered by Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor with the RAM of 32GB DDR4 RAM and the storage of 2TB HDD.
The graphics are powered by 6GB GDDR5 Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU.
Lenovo Legion Y720 has a promising battery life of 5 hours.
Lastly, Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition is pre-installed.

Full Specs

About Windows 7

Windows 7 is produced by Microsoft as part of the family of Windows operating systems. It was available from October 22, 2009, in the market.
The operating system has been praised by critics and is considered as the major improvement over previous models.
Windows 7 was a major part of the success of Microsoft and As of 2019, 40% of computers worldwide are using Windows 7.

Advantages of installing Windows 7

It is faster than the previous versions of Windows including Vista and XP in terms of boot up time and installation.
Also, the graphical user interface was upgraded in Windows 7.
Windows 7 comes with the windows defender which provides the best protection to the system.
It is probably safe from hackers and is much safer than the previous operating systems launched by Microsoft.
Lastly, programs such as Wordpad, MS office and paint have been improved.

Disadvantages of Installing Windows 7

The first disadvantage of installing Windows 7 is that it needs a minimum RAM capacity of at least 1 GB.
The second drawback is that the Windows XP user finds this OS difficult to use so they switch back to XP.
Many users of Windows 7 have encountered a problem of BSOD.
Lastly, from boot up time to launching any application Windows 10 is faster than Windows 7.

Instructions to install Windows 7 on Lenovo Legion Y720

The process of installing Windows 7 in Lenovo Legion Y720 is very simple all you need to do is follow some set of instructions and get the result.

Requisite

First of all, create a backup of all your files as you may lose all your data.
Minimum RAM capacity needed is 1GB
Download the Windows 7 ISO file from the official website – https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows7
For installing the 64-bit Windows 7 operating system, we need a minimum of 20 GB.

1. Create Bootable USB Drive for installing Windows 7 from USB

Minimum 6GB USB Flash Drive required to install Windows 7

Download Rufus

After installing Rufus simply select the ISO file from the file manager and accept all settings when the popup window appears.
Select MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI and If your laptop has UEFI bios then select the other two options.
For the Filesystem select NTFS option and select if your PC has UEFI bios then select FAT32.
The default Cluster size option should be selected.
Make sure all three options including Quick Format, Create a Bootable disk using and Create extended labels and icon files are selected.
Finally, start the process and this software will automatically format and create bootable USB flash drive.

Change boot-order to boot from USB in Lenovo Legion Y720

Enter into BIOS and open the Exit Menu.
Set OS Optimized Defaults as Other OS or, go to the Boot tab.
Set the Boot Mode to Legacy Support and then set USB Boot to Enabled.
Press F9 (Fn+F9) to Load Default Settings, then press F10 (Fn+F10) to save the BIOS.
Now plug in the bootable USB disk or stick.
Restart PC, press F12 (Fn+F12) to boot from USB disk.
Plug in the bootable USB disk (USB Stick).
Shut down the machine first, then press Novo Button.
Choose Boot Menu, select boot from USB disk.
Finally, Reboot your Laptop and install the OS.

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So after we have created a bootable Windows 7 USB and changed the boot order to USB, you need to press any key on the keyboard to proceed.

Now you can select the language to install, Time and currency and Keyboard and input method.

Click Next
Now, select install Now
Read and Accept the Windows 7 License and Terms
Next, there are two options available to install Windows Upgrade and Custom (advanced) select “Custom (advanced)”.

2. Decide where to install Windows 7

A Hard drive is also known as a disk drive which stores data on your computer and partitions divide this storage into parts.
You just need to select the disk on a new PC which should be characterized as Unallocated Space.
If the drives have data on it you should delete the data or format it by selecting the drives from the list and click on Drive options (advanced) and then Format from the options.
Create a partition if your computer doesn’t have any partitions yet
- Now, From the list of hard drives select one and click on the Drive options (advanced).
- Select “New” from Drive options and select the size, and click “OK” (Remember 1GB = 1024MB)
Once you have selected your preferred hard drive to select it from the list and click Next.
Finally, Installation of Windows 7 on your Lenovo Legion Y720 will begin.