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I have my Laptop Dell Latitude E5430 running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit installed by OEM Dell image downloaded from Windows ISO Downloader from Heidoc.net. Is there any chance that I can install OEM Windows images of another/different Dell models to my Laptop? Will there be any issues during the installation?

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Windows 10 is not bad but most people still choose Windows 7 just like Windows XP a few years ago. I still like Windows XP a lot although it is quite outdated now. I wouldn't download an image made for another model but I don't think there will be any (major) problems with it.

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Windows 7 is also outdated, it don't natively support a lot of current (and even old :USB3) hardware.

Any machine that works with Windows 7 will also works with Windows 10.

Windows 7 will not receive any security patch in a few months (january 2020).

There is no good reason to install Windows 7 today.

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On 10/11/2019 at 6:03 PM, Nguyễn Trần Bạch Sen said:

I have my Laptop Dell Latitude E5430 running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit installed by OEM Dell image downloaded from Windows ISO Downloader from Heidoc.net. Is there any chance that I can install OEM Windows images of another/different Dell models to my Laptop? Will there be any issues during the installation?

The images are mostly identical (with a few exceptions). If you choose an image from the same series, you should be fine.

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Although Windows 10 is not horrible, most users still stick with Windows 7, much like they did with Windows XP a few years ago. Even though Windows XP is now rather out of date, I still really appreciate it. Although I wouldn't download an image created for a different model, I don't anticipate any (significant) issues.

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