Windows 10: Can I go back to Windows 10?

I've had Windows 10 since July. Lately I've had a few problems with it so I went back to Windows 8 using the CD that I had purchased. As I think about it, maybe I jumped to conclusions--maybe the problems were of my own doing. I'm not saying that it was but it was possible. If I want to go back to 10 can I still do it at no cost if it's done before July?
To be honest with you, since I'm back to 8 I do miss 10.*Sad

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If i go back to windows 8.1 can i go back to windows 10?

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If i go back to windows 8.1 can i go back to windows 10?

Hello Wakiza,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you want to know if you go back to Windows 8.1, will you be able to again upgrade to Windows 10 in the system.

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided by
“Andre Da Costa” replied on July 22, 2015 in the following Microsoft Community link.

Revert back to Windows 8.1 from Windows 10

Revert back to Windows 8.1 from Windows 10

Yes, you can upgrade back to Windows 10 once you revert back to Windows 8.1 in the system.

To download Windows 10, I would suggest you to refer to the article given below and check if that helps.

Download Windows 10



Download Windows 10

If you wish to perform a clean installation of Windows 10, I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided by
“Andre Da Costa” replied on January 27, 2015 in the following Microsoft Community link.

How to: Do a clean install of Windows 10

How to: Perform a Clean Install or Reinstall of Windows 10

The above steps holds good for Windows 10 as well.

For more Information:

I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided by
“Andre Da Costa” replied on January 22, 2015 in the following Microsoft Community link.

Frequently Asked Questions: Windows 10

Frequently Asked Questions: Windows 10

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

If you didn't change the motherboard you shouldn't have any issues going back.

 

If this is the same system that you had an activated W10 then you can go back to W10 with a clean install and it will activate as MS knows what you had on that system.

Jim *Nerd

 

Yes, this is the same machine with nothing changed. Thanks for your answer. Since I was using Win 10 for 6 months and then went back to 8, I can now tell the difference in speed. On my machine 10 is faster than 8 and I'm much more pleased with 10. I do think, however, that on Windows 10 MS went too far on security. There were too many things I wanted to do but did not have permission--on my own personal machine. But, maybe I can find some work around for those issues.

 

You can work around and or fix those issues, depending on what they actually were. Talking about your "permissions problem"
Windows 10 is FAR better than Windows 8 or 8.1 *Smile

 

I think I just ran into a couple back to back and I should have looked further for a work around. Next week I'm going back to Win10.

 

I just started downloading it and will install tomorrow. How do I know where the download is going on my harddrive?

 

I don't recall where my file ended up.. but I would guess it's going to end up in the download folder or the desktop.

 

Most of the time in your default folder....which should be named Downloads. C:\users\yourname\downloads *Smile

 

Yes , normally that is the default folder. However, before downloading, the "Save" Dialog pops up and you can choose where to save to a different place. I normally change the browser option to always save to Desktop, easier to find/move/delete.

 

In my case my downloads folder is VERY easy to find, soon as I open file explorer, it shows right up under my "Quick access" section. I like keeping all my downloads in one place, then I move them later to my 2nd hard drive, if I want to keep them.