How to change win8 to win7 on hp laptop

Hello, thank you for choosing HP products.

1, your computer is designed for WIN8 platform when it is shipped, we suggest you'd better use WIN8 system to get the best performance and stability.

2. If you need to install WIN7 system very much, since MBR is not compatible with GPT, if you need to install WIN7 system, we suggest you to backup your data first, and then convert the disk to MBR. then turn on the option of legncy support (legacy mode) in BIOS, and then install WIN7 system. To enable the legncy support option, we can provide you with the following method: Reboot your machine and press F10 to enter BIOS, then under system configuration, make sure the legacy support is enabled, and then set Secure to disabled; then in Exit, press F10 to enter BIOS. (disabled); then in Exit (leave) - ExitSaving Changes (save and launch) - yes (yes), and then install the WIN7 system.

3, you will insert the system installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, reboot the computer, and after booting, press F9 repeatedly to enter the startup item setting, choose to boot from the CD-ROM drive (for example, DVD/CD-ROM or OpticalDisk Driver), and then you can boot the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive to install the system.

Remind you, after entering the CD-ROM boot interface, if there is press any key to boot from cd or dvd... If you are prompted to press any key to boot from cd or dvd..., please press a key quickly and randomly to continue the installation.

4, Win7 system installation process, you can refer to the official Microsoft documentation:

Warm tips: this notebook factory pre-installed a genuine WIN8 system, for this pre-installed system, please refer to the following recommendations:

(1) We recommend that you burn the system recovery CD in the pre-installed system before modifying the system, in order to restore the pre-installed system in the future. system later.

How to burn a recovery CD: Please type Recovery in the start menu (Modern UI), run HP Recovery Media Creation, and follow the on-screen prompts to create a recovery CD.

(2) The F11 one-click recovery function in the pre-installed WIN8 system will not be available after you have converted to another system.

5, your machine's BIOS is a Chinese version, so you see the Chinese information is normal, please rest assured that you can use.

Hope the above reply can help you.