Adding Windows 7 to Windows 10

[Partsman41953]

Hello,

I recently purchased a Lenovo H50 desktop computer which came with Windows 10 installed. I do medical transcription from home and was told my computer would need either Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system in order to be compatible with the transcription software from my new job. Is there a way to partition the harddrive so I can run both operating systems and if so how would I go about doing this?

Thanks

Glenn

 

[Calin]

Yeah, you can just create a new partition and install 7/8 on it and dual boot it with 10, or just run a virtual machine (highly not recommended) or since it is a new PC and I guess you don't have much data on it anyway save some space by formatting the HDD and installing 7/8
Here's how to create a partition in case you don't know. It says it's for win 7 but it works on 10 too
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309169.aspx

 

[johnb35]

Anything that works on 7 and 8 should work on 10 as well.

 

[aldan]

second that one.before i would dual boot i would check to see if this program will or will not work with windows10.

 

[Okedokey]

Run Oracle VM, install a version of Windows 7 and simply boot it within 10 when you need to.