Now that you have upgraded your Windows to Windows 10, one can assume that you are pretty happy and well satisfied with the functioning of your computer. What, if it is otherwise – you feel that the upgraded version is not as good as the one you had earlier. You now want to get back to the older version of Windows – Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. How do you do that? An attempt is made here in the following lines to show how this can be done.
If you have upgraded to Windows 10 from the Windows Update within the last 30 days, you can exercise the option to roll back to the earlier version without much of a problem. The various steps for downgrading are – open ‘Start Menu’ and ‘click Settings’, on opening of which you get number of options, like System, Devices, Network & Internet, Personalization, etc. Here look for ‘Update & security’ and click it. Now among the options available, click ‘Recovery’, and then select ‘Go back to Windows 7’ or ‘Go back to Windows 8.1’, as the case may be. And finally click ‘Get started’ to complete the process.
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Rolling back to the lower version after the expiry of 30-day period is however different. The option available is to uninstall Windows 10 altogether, and go for fresh installation of the desired lower version through the DVD/pen-drive. The relevant updates have also to be installed in the usual course. Needless to mention that while uninstalling Windows, you have to be particularly careful against loss of your data – the data need to be backed up in advance before attempting any un-installation.
Compiler : Syed Zafar Ahmad
Designation: Executive Editor & Compilor
Bio: A freelancer with a flair for experimenting with innovative technology and electronic gadgets that could enrich the life of a modern common man, and a consultant in issues touching every-day life of a computer suave professional.
Bio: A freelancer with a flair for experimenting with innovative technology and electronic gadgets that could enrich the life of a modern common man, and a consultant in issues touching every-day life of a computer suave professional.
