For advanced users, drivers can be manually added to the boot.wim and install.wim files using the command line tool DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management).

By ensuring your installation media has these drivers integrated into its core files, you bypass the physical limitations of legacy software on modern architectures, allows you to complete your Windows 7 installation without hardware freezes.

: A popular utility frequently used to inject both USB 3.0 and NVMe drivers into Windows 7 ISOs.