Revert Windows 10 back to windows 7 or Windows 8.1
Windows 10
If you upgraded Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, you can revert back to the older windows. However you can only if the following conditions are met.
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When you upgraded windows, you had to do the upgrade by allowing the install to upgrade the windows to windows 10.
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If you did a clean upgrade (you erased the older windows off the computer first before installing Windows 10) then you will not be able to revert back
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You can only revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 within a month of the upgrade. After the month, you will have to wipe windows and do a clean reinstall. This may require you to buy another copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1
NOTE
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This procedure may take time to complete depending on your system.
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Make sure your system is plugged into an AC outlet and stays plugged in during the entire process.
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This will not affect your personal files (However it is a good practice to back up your personal files before altering software in the event something does go wrong)
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You will have to reinstall some apps and programs (make sure you have the CD, access to the install software to reinstall with)
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Any changed to settings since you did the upgrade will be lost.
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If you had changed your password since you did the upgrade, you may need your old password
To revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, do the following
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Access Recovery (click link for instructions)
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On the right, it will say Go back to Windows 7 or 8.1 (This may be worded different on your system than what shows on this instructions)
Note if you do not see this, then you have done a clean install and will not be able to revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1
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Click Get started
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If you see the following you will not be able to revert due to it has been longer than 30 days since you did the upgrade
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It will ask you why you are reverting back to the older Windows. Select your answer and click Next
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Message (the message on your screen is worded different then what is shown here. I feel they should have worded it better so I rewrote it)
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This procedure may take time to complete depending on your system.
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Make sure your system is plugged into an AC outlet and stays plugged in during the entire process.
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This will not affect your personal files (However it is a good practice to back up your personal files before altering software in the event something does go wrong)
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You will have to reinstall some apps and programs (make sure you have the CD, access to the install software to reinstall with)
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Any changed to settings since you did the upgrade will be lost.
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If you had changed your password since you did the upgrade, you may need your old password
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Click Next
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If you had changed your password when you upgraded, you may need your old password. Click Next
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Sit back and wait for the process to finish.