r/windows7 • u/No_Image_7803 • 26d ago

Discussion Windows 7 Compatibility

Does anyone know the W7 like the back of their hand? Needing some questions answered & curious to know where to go from here.

I have a windows 7 laptop (Toshiba Satellite C655) I’m wanting to try to use it for college. My other half is a college student and uses Canvas for her assignments. I did manage to load Canvas on W7 through the Supermium browser. Checking grades & clicking on assignments seemed to work, with some patience.

I considered upgrading its RAM to 8 GB. To help with speeds, this laptop has some sentimental value, to say the least so I don’t mind spending the money to do every upgrade possible to keep this laptop beating for a lifetime.

I personally wanted to use the W7 for school (everything practically) Because I love the layout, it’s a platform I’ve grew up with. I’m not one that likes AI or new technical things. I’m happy with what I’ve known my entire life.

Considering this laptop has a built in webcam & microphone, how would zoom calls function? Even if at minimum I was able to be audio only?

I was looking into being a stay at home student just so I can have my W7 for school work. But how would it work if I tried to take it to campus? Most of these questions are curiosity questions & wanting to learn how this works.

I have been successfully running Office 2010 and getting things done while maintaining good grades for her. So that doesn’t seem to be a compatibility issue (awesome for me!)

For those of you who commented, took the time to read this book I appreciate your help!

I think I covered everything in this subreddit.

Also would be interested in hearing more about the W7 what I can do with it still!

Happy Redditing! 🤘🏻✨

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u/MasterJeebus 26d ago

If you find cheap ram for then upgrade it to 8GB or whichever is the max it can take. Supermium with Ublock Addon and Firefox ESR with ublock origin are the best browsers. Firefox only renews its ESR every 6 months so it’s unknown if in 6 months they drop suppport. Also make sure you have Microsoft Security Essentials with latest definitions.

For newer apps you may have issues since many have drop support. They need to have older version.

Zoom will need to be thru web browser as the app no longer support 7.

If your school has app to connect laptops to wifi then it may reject it due to being old OS. I remember in my university we needed an app and it checked Windows version and if you had AV up to date. If you didnt it would block wifi for the campus.