I really hope I’m wrong here, but if I understand correctly in order to use the auto LOD, you need to have a license for Simplygon. However, it seems they refuse to support Win 7 (unless you buy a $25K multi-seat license) which is a load of BS. (The cynic in me thinks this is a result of them being bought by M$ and M$ using another sleaze tactic to force people onto Win 10. :P)
No, Epic have implemented their own type of autoLOD system
Ah, I found out something. It seems you need Simplygon to do LOD for skeletal meshes. UE4 can do static meshes on its own.
Why are you still on windows 7? It’s outdated.
Because spyware, forced updates, unwanted communication to the mother ship. Win 7 meets all my needs, has a familiar GUI, and is very stable. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.