Windows 10: Can I do a clean install of Win8.1 after upgrading to Win10?

Discus and support Can I do a clean install of Win8.1 after upgrading to Win10? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; A year ago I bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 that came with Windows 8. Unfortunately, I upgraded to Windows 10 several months ago. It has been such a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Elaine98, Mar 5, 2016.

  1. ELAINE98
    Elaine98 Win User

    Can I do a clean install of Win8.1 after upgrading to Win10?


    A year ago I bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 that came with Windows 8.

    Unfortunately, I upgraded to Windows 10 several months ago. It has been such a nightmare I want Windows 8 back.
    Can I just buy a new copy of Windows 8.1 and clean install it on my laptop? Someone told me once its been upgraded to Windows 10 that I can't do that, but that just doesn't seem right.

    I'm not very savvy when it comes to doing a reinstall. I'm not sure what to buy and I want to make sure trying this won't brick my computer. OEM, Full, etc seems like there is so many things to consider when trying to buy just a regular old version of Windows 8.1.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

    :)
     
    Elaine98, Mar 5, 2016
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  2. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Andre Da Costa, Mar 5, 2016
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  3. ELAINE0908
    Elaine0908 Win User
    Can I do a clean install of Win8.1 after upgrading to Win10?

    A year ago I bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 that came with Windows 8.

    Unfortunately, I upgraded to Windows 10 several months ago. It has been such a nightmare I want Windows 8 back.

    Can I just buy a new copy of Windows 8.1 and clean install it on my laptop? Someone told me once its been upgraded to Windows 10 that I can't do that, but that just doesn't seem right.

    I'm not very savvy when it comes to doing a reinstall. I'm not sure what to buy and I want to make sure trying this won't brick my computer. OEM, Full, etc seems like there is so many things to consider when trying to buy just a regular old version of Windows
    8.1.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
     
    Elaine0908, Mar 5, 2016
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  4. WHS
    whs Win User

    Can I do a clean install of Win8.1 after upgrading to Win10?

    Check whether you have a recovery partition. You could reset to 8.1 from there without any problems with the key, etc. You have a legal 8.1 system. No need to buy an 8.1 key.
     
    whs, Mar 5, 2016
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  5. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    Run showkeyplus from this forum:
    Showkey - Windows 10 Forums

    If it shows an OEM key and OEM version - that is the WIndows 8 product key stored in bios. As long as the edition is not "Core Connected" which means Windows 8 with Bing, then you can download Windows 8 here:
    Windows 8

    When you install it, it will read the product key stored in bios.
     
    NavyLCDR, Apr 4, 2018
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