Windows 10: Downgrade to Windows 7

I have found it necessary to Downgrade back to W7 from the W10 upgrade.
Selecting Settings/Update & Security/Recovery does not present me with "Go Back to Windows 7".
I am presented with "Advanced Startup" and then "Restart Now"
Can anybody please help

:)

 

Windows Downgrading from win 10 activated to win7

You will need to purchase a new Windows 7.

Learn more about downgrading:

How to Downgrade Preinstalled Windows
10 to Windows 7/8.1

 

PROBLEM IN DOWNGRADE FROM WINDOWS 10 TO WINDOWS 8/8.1

See instructions how to downgrade:

How to Downgrade Preinstalled Windows 10 to Windows 7/8.1

 

Hello MountainMan, *Smile

If it's been longer than one month since you upgraded to Windows 10 or you deleted the "C:\Windows.old" folder, you will not have the "Go back to previous Windows" option anymore.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...s-windows.html

If the above is the case, then you'll need to clean install Windows 7 to go back instead.

 

Thanks for reply. I upgraded only 9 days ago.

 

Windows.old is definitely there. Just Checked

 

You might see if you may be able to go back using OPTION ONE at boot in the tutorial above.

However, I don't think it'll be available there either since it's not for OPTION TWO.

Did you use Disk Cleanup or any other 3rd party program to clean the drive since you upgraded to Windows 10?

 

Thanks. No the options are not available. No "cleanup" or any 3rd party software at all used. !!!

 

How large is your Windows.old folder?

 

Thanks again. The "Windows.old" folder is:- size=30.6 gbytes. Size on disc=30.8 gbytes. There are 160685 files in 22240 folders and this was created on 21st. June (today being 6th July)

 

Seems like everything is there. At a loss why you cant revert.

 

This is supposed to do the job and says its free. Never used it because I have NEVER had the need to leave Win 10.
Windows 10 Rollback Utility