Yoga 11S on Windows 7

Hello,
i tried to install Windows 7 64bit Enterprise on a Yoga IdeaPad 11S and downloaded all available driver setups for Windows 7 64bit from the lenovo website. I was unable to install the following driver packages:
- Conexant Audio Driver
- Camera Driver (Bison, Chicony)
- Intel Chipset Driver
- Intel USB 3.0 Driver
- Intel Video Driver
- Touchpad Driver (Elan, Synaptics)
At the moment we need to use Windows 7 because an important software isn't compatible to Windows 8. Is there anyway to get the Touchdisplay working?
Kind regards,
Michael

Hi Jonas,
i need to use High Speed Data Converter Pro from Texas Instruments. It is a tool for evaluation boards from TI and the problem is the usb connection on Windows 8. You can install the software on Windows 8 but you can not connect to the evaluation boards via USB. I asked for this problem in a TI forum as well, but the developers have no idea why the software isn't working on WIndows 8.
I got that idea with a virtual machine too, so i installed Windows 8 again on the Yoga 11S and tried to run Virtual Box, but now i have the problem to install a Windows 7 64bit version on the virtual machine. Up to now i'm only allowed to install 32bit OS although i enabled the hardware virtualization in the BIOS.
With Hyper-V i made it to install Windows 7 64bit on Windows 8 but wasn't able to run USB on that Hyper-V. First attempts were via remote desktop connection but didn't work so far.
Michael

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sanz wrote:
I have a big problem and hope you can help me!
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