Windows* 7 Support for Intel® Ethernet Adapters
| NOTICE | Release 25.0 is the last release to support Windows* 7 and Windows Server 2008 R.2. |
Final software (SW) release for Windows 7
For Windows* 7, Intel® Ethernet Adapters can have full support, in-box only support, or both.
- In-box
- In-box means the drivers are supplied with Windows*.
- Driver and software updates aren't available for adapters that are in-box only.
- You might be able to add an adapter with in-box support to a team using multivendor teaming (MVT).
- Not included with in-box support:
- Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager
- Intel® Advanced Network Services (Intel® ANS) driver for teaming and VLANS
- Retail
- These adapters have Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Intel ANS (teaming and VLAN).
Review the updated list of supported Intel® Ethernet Adapters at Supported Operating Systems for Retail Intel® Ethernet Adapters.
Review the updated list of supported Intel® Ethernet Controllers at Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Ethernet Controllers (LOM).
Legacy Intel® Ethernet Adapters with driver support for Windows 7*
| Product | In-Box | Retail |
| 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Adapters: | Yes | No |
| PCI and PCI-X* Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Adapters | Yes | No |
PCI Express* Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Adapters:
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
| No | Yes |
| PCI-X* 10 GbE (10 Gbps Ethernet Adapters) | No | No |
PCI Express* Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters with Intel® 82598 Ethernet Controller:
| Yes | Yes |
| No | Yes |
| Related topic |
| Supported Operating Systems for Retail Intel® Ethernet Adapters |