{"id":1130,"date":"2013-12-18T09:20:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T09:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2023-04-17T08:05:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T08:05:23","slug":"how-to-change-windows-8-to-windows-7-in-lenovo-g480","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-change-windows-8-to-windows-7-in-lenovo-g480\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Windows 8 to Windows 7 in Lenovo G480"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the default system or pre-installed system of Lenovo G480 is Windows 8, you are able to change it to Windows 7 if you think it is unsuitable or inconvenient for you to use. As for how to<a title=\"How to Change Windows 8 to Windows 7 in Lenovo G480\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-change-windows-8-to-windows-7-in-lenovo-g480\/\"><strong> change Windows 8 to Windows 7 in Lenovo G480<\/strong><\/a>, this article will illustrate the guidance explicitly in the paragraphs below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Adjust boot setup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, start the laptop, immediately and continuously press F2 on the keyboard to enter the Phoenix SecureCore Tiano Setup interface.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, select Boot with right arrow, move to <strong>Boot Mode<\/strong> with down arrow and change the mode from UEFI to<strong> Legacy Support<\/strong> by Enter key and arrow key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11562 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/set-the-boot-mode-to-legacy-support.jpg\" alt=\"set the boot mode to legacy support\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/set-the-boot-mode-to-legacy-support.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/set-the-boot-mode-to-legacy-support-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, use down arrow to choose <strong>Boot Priority<\/strong> and set it as <strong>Legacy First<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fourthly, select <strong>Exit<\/strong> in the menu bar, choose <strong>OS Optimized Defaults<\/strong> and set it as<strong> Other OS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/define-os-optimized-defaults-as-other-os.png\" alt=\"define OS optimized defaults as other OS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/define-os-optimized-defaults-as-other-os.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/define-os-optimized-defaults-as-other-os-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Modify disk format as MBR.<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore modification, you are strongly suggested to backup the data in all disks. Then you can follow the procedures below to change disk format.<\/p>\n<p>1. Boot the laptop from Windows 7 installation disk and enter into system installation interface.<\/p>\n<p>2. Open cmd window. You can press <strong>Shift+F10<\/strong> and click<strong> Open command window here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"494\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11563 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/select-open-cmd-window.jpg\" alt=\"select open cmd window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/select-open-cmd-window.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/select-open-cmd-window-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Type <strong>diskpart<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>. Then, the diskpart.exe is enabled, as shown in the following screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-diskpart-and-tap-enter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-diskpart-and-tap-enter.png\" alt=\"type diskpart and tap enter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-diskpart-and-tap-enter.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-diskpart-and-tap-enter-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Input<strong> list disk<\/strong> and click <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-list-disk-and-press-enter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-list-disk-and-press-enter.png\" alt=\"input list disk and press enter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-list-disk-and-press-enter.png 679w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-list-disk-and-press-enter-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Type<strong> select disk 0<\/strong> and tap <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-select-disk-0-and-hit-enter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-select-disk-0-and-hit-enter.png\" alt=\"type select disk 0 and hit enter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-select-disk-0-and-hit-enter.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-select-disk-0-and-hit-enter-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Input <strong>clean<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11564 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-clean.png\" alt=\"type clean\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-clean.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/type-clean-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Type in<strong> convert mbr<\/strong>, click <strong>Enter<\/strong> and then close the cmd window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"99\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11565 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-convert-mbr-and-hit-enter.png\" alt=\"input convert mbr and hit enter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-convert-mbr-and-hit-enter.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/input-convert-mbr-and-hit-enter-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Install Windows 7 according to the normal method and procedures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a word, if the default system or pre-installed system of your Lenovo G480 laptop is Windows 8 and you unlike it, you can change it to Windows 7 in accordance with the above-described steps.<\/p>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-8-password\/change-asus-windows-8-password.html\">How to Change Asus Windows 8 Password on Desktop\/Laptop\/Tablet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Clear Network Share Folder Password in Windows 8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-clear-network-share-folder-password-in-windows-8\/\">How to Clear Network Share Folder Password in Windows 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Grant Permission of A Folder to User or Group in Win 7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-grant-permission-of-a-folder-to-user-or-group-in-win-7\/\">How to Grant Permission of A Folder to User or Group in Win 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Rename Hard Disk Partitions of Windows 7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-rename-hard-disk-partitions-of-windows-7\/\">How to Rename Hard Disk Partitions of Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-8-password\/locked-out-of-samsung-tablet.html\">Locked Out of Samsung Tablet Forgot Password<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the default system or pre-installed system of Lenovo G480 is Windows 8, you are able to change&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,209],"tags":[213],"class_list":["post-1130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows-7","category-windows-8","tag-lenovo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1130"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11566,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130\/revisions\/11566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}