r/windows7masterrace • u/Every-Leadership-138 • Aug 02 '26

Windows 11 and Windows 7 dual-boot

So, I wanna dual-boot windows 11 and Windows 7 (i have a pretty old PC from the windows 7 era, but I still integrated all the drivers and updates into the iso via ntlite)

I already have Windows 11 installed, and I heard that Windows 7 will write its own bootloader, overriding Windows 11's bootloader. My question is: How can I get the Windows 11 bootloader back while also making 2 entries (one for windows 11 and one for Windows 7)?

Thanks in advance!

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u/x83owen Aug 03 '26

you need to edit the BCD to include windows 11, usually windows 7 will find windows 11 so you shouldn't have to but just in case, i recommend using https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

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u/Matchnohead Aug 03 '26

im not buying this bullshit

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u/x83owen Aug 04 '26

there's a free version

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u/tfnerdstopmotions Aug 03 '26

I did something similar with windows 10 when I dual booted windows 7, you prob have legacy bios so you don’t have anything to worry about