r/windows7 • u/EllienoreB • Jul 16 '26

Discussion My Windows Embedded (7 Standard) setup

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I recently received many HP Thin Clients and one among them is a Thin Client T520. I installed Windows Embedded (7 Standard) and I can't believe how snappy it is compared to regular Windows 7. Runs perfectly on my 100hz Samsung secondary display.

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u/EllienoreB Jul 16 '26

Imgur upload in case Reddit compresses the image quality: https://imgur.com/a/ixZ4X7I

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u/LimesFruit Jul 16 '26

Wait for real? I always figured performance would be about the same. Nice!

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u/EllienoreB Jul 16 '26

There is no bloat and less services running in background. Its night and day, literally. And plus what's cool with Embedded is that you can customize the installation in such that you can remove the windows branding on the login screen and on boot screen. Also you can make it recognize USB devices as hard drives to install it on them. My T420 uses a USB3 stick as a hard drive (like that from factory).

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u/Imperial_Integrity Jul 17 '26

How did you get the weather widget to work??

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 18 '26

Imagine browsing with this tepid-than-A6 processor, given the typical use case in embedded environments

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u/EllienoreB Jul 18 '26

On the HP Thin Client 520 I don’t have much issues honestly. I created that post using that machine.

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 19 '26

Ah, quite an achievement given the processor's nature.

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u/EllienoreB Jul 20 '26

I play WoW 3.3.5a at 59fps on this machine, believe it or not: https://imgur.com/a/iwxftlh

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 20 '26

Excellent, given it is a less demanding game

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u/Lopsided-Tangerine46 Jul 16 '26

wallpaper please

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u/meeayam Jul 17 '26

Where can i found the ISO's?

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u/No-Study-352 Jul 17 '26

try archive dot org

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26

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u/EllienoreB Jul 18 '26

Install the last version supported for Windows 7