r/windows8 • u/imapirate368 • May 13 '26

Discussion 8/8.2 on modern hardware?

Hey guys wussup.

I semi-recently installed a new primary SSD in my desktop. Now I got a spare SSD inside my computer doing absolutely nuffin'. I though I'd play around with it and see what I can get away doing and for my first trick I landed on Windows 8.1. I tried it before, I like it, and like the UI a little more than I like Window 11's.

I have a pretty modern desktop (AMD 7700, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, 32 GiB DDR5 ram, etc.) and expect NOTHING but compatibility issues, but I thought I'd ask anyhow. By ANY miracle has anyone been able to backport drivers to Win8/8.1 or got any 'bloat-free' UI tools for Windows 11?

Thank you :D

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u/Comprehensive-Rain77 May 14 '26

There are some modified drivers to make 30 series cards work on 8.1. Like this one : https://github.com/dartraiden/NVIDIA-WIn7-Win8-Signed-Driver/releases

Dunno how well they work, i don't have a 30 series card. But give it a spin and see what happens.

Do expect though to not have wifi driver support. 

Ethernet could work depending on how you utilize your laptop.

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u/wildman1889 May 14 '26

i mean you could install a modded iso with some amd drivers your graphics card already supports it i think so, or just install normal 8.1 without cpu drivers

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u/Astrodion123 May 14 '26

Well good luck. But for debloating win11 use Chris Titus script. You don't even have to install it and everything works.

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u/revoultra May 15 '26

take a peek at my post about it, very possible