Windows 10: How long should a "downgrade" back to win 7 take?

Discus and support How long should a "downgrade" back to win 7 take? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; It yet didnt finish after around 4 and a half hours. I just have a black screen with a cursor on it. I can open task manager with ctrl+alt+delete but... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Niksonrex, Aug 23, 2018.

  1. NIKSONREX
    Niksonrex Win User

    How long should a "downgrade" back to win 7 take?


    It yet didnt finish after around 4 and a half hours. I just have a black screen with a cursor on it. I can open task manager with ctrl+alt+delete but when i do it the disk usage really drops for like 40 minutes. I did this twice lol. But right now the hdd light is non stop glowing. Still the black screen tho. It also says i dont have a genuine copy which is wierd cause i "upgraded" to 10 from a genuine copy. Im just posting this to see if this is normal. The drive was almost full with around 650gb used and 100 free which may be why its taking forever. Idk i hope its doing its thing.

    :)
     
    Niksonrex, Aug 23, 2018
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  2. MR BOB H
    Mr Bob H Win User

    Downgrade back to win 7.

    I want to downgrade back to win 7, however that option is not available, its been over 30 days since i installed from the get win 10 icon. I have a external backup connected to my computer so all my files are backed up. I need help to go back to win 7. What
    are the steps? Just don't like Win 10.

    The option to go back has gone from the recovery option.

    Bob Hen
     
    Mr Bob H, Aug 23, 2018
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  3. ABAPPLETIC
    AbAppletic Win User
    bsod after downgrading from windows 10 to windows 7


    Hello there, tom.
    I would try these:
    • Get your Windows 7 media device and reinstall Windows
    • Try auto-repair
    • Follow these steps:

    • Put in your Windows 10 media device, boot into the USB
    • Select your language and keyboard input, then click next.
    • Click "Repair this computer"
    • Go to "Advanced options"
    • click system restore
    • Select a restore point before you downgraded to Windows 7.
    Hope I helped!
     
    AbAppletic, Aug 23, 2018
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  4. JOSSELIN8
    josselin8 Win User

    How long should a "downgrade" back to win 7 take?

    Downgrade from 10 to 7


    Bingo ! That's our problem ! Any other suggestions than downgrading the BIOS ?

    Joss
     
    josselin8, Aug 23, 2018
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