i need to install windows 7 on my 2017 imac preferably in bootcamp but in a external drive should work.
i get the feeling its not supported officially but i only need to on the actual hardware long enough to establish some software entitlements before i upgrade to windows 10.
so before someone asks a VM will not work as its not the imac's real hardware.
bootcamp assistant ver. 6 wont let win7 install, only win10.
I have tried multiple usb installlers and none get seen by the iMac's boot selector when you hold option when booting (my 2012 rMBP can see some).
I've tried installing to a VM then cloning that vm to a external, it sees efi boot but wont attempt to load.
ive also tried win2go to install win7 on a external.
i was going to try a clean bootcamp with win 7 on my rMBP and before it finishes the install put the macbook in target disk mode so i could boot the iMac off the macbook's bootcamp partition temporarily, but it looks like you can only see mac volumes in target disk mode.
![](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/need-help-to-install-windows-7-on-2017-imac.2065505/styles/default/xenforo/clear.png)
anyway im out of ideas on how to accomplish this anyone available to help?
thanks
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Win 7 isn't supported at all on your 2017 iMac. Bootcamp support software for Win 7 doesn't exist for your model.
https://twocanoes.com/products/mac/winclone/
Then clone the image back onto the iMac's Bootcamp partition. I doubt it will work any better than the options you've already tried though.