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Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility

Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility

Use this forum to discuss hardware issues and hardware compatibility in Windows 7.

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Windows 7 Compatibility Center
Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40 PM
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.

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removing drivers and features during a build
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Windows 7 BlueScreen
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USB 3.0 support in Windows 7?
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My device does not show up at all
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Windows 7 driver for Samsung SSD
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Realtek onboard audio missing from device manager
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