I don't know to be honest ? its all about you using 10 as THEY want . don't see why you could not find the removed usb drivers and as a stand alone and just install ?/
these days its you who support them not them supporting you
''that gives me info on how to load win7 onto a flash drive''
anyway once you get 7 on the drive you use the tool there and then you install ??
thing is I wount use skylake or 10
'' If you don't have an optical disc drive and wish to install Windows 7 with a USB drive, please find another computer and follow the instructions below to use "Win 7 USB Patcher" (Located in the support CD or ASRock's website). You can also download "Intel Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility" and follow the instructions on Intel's official website.
Step 1
Insert the Windows 7 installation disk or USB drive to your system.
Step 2
Extract the tool (Win 7 USB Patcher) and launch it. You can also download "Intel Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility" and follow the instructions on Intel's official website.
Step 3
Select how you want to install Windows 7 later.
so its got to go in before you install 7 ??
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25476/Windows-7-USB-3-0-Creator-Utility
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1015837/