Windows 10: I need to downgrade but can't access settings

Discus and support I need to downgrade but can't access settings in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I recently upgraded to Win 10 on my laptop but it's completely broken. I boot up and sign in ok but then I just get a black screen with a cursor. The... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Cerberus, Sep 22, 2015.

  1. CERBERUS
    Cerberus Win User

    I need to downgrade but can't access settings


    I recently upgraded to Win 10 on my laptop but it's completely broken. I boot up and sign in ok but then I just get a black screen with a cursor. The only way I can access anything is through the task manager > run new task. I've tried everything but nothing works so I want to rollback to Win 7.

    But the problem is that in order to do so I need to access settings which I'm unable to. I can click the link under user controls in control panel but nothing happens. I tried a fix (Settings doesnt launch, or launches the Store instead - Microsoft Community) but it didn't work. There doesn't seem to be any way of accessing it and hence no way of rolling back.

    Is there another way?

    :)
     
    Cerberus, Sep 22, 2015
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  2. MVERMA90
    mverma90 Win User

    I need to downgrade to my win 8.1 but it is saying files are removed. Please help me in it.

    if i reinstall win 8 will i get upgrade to win 8.1 again?

    What about my files on c drive?
     
    mverma90, Sep 22, 2015
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  3. MVERMA90
    mverma90 Win User
    I need to downgrade to my win 8.1 but it is saying files are removed. Please help me in it.

    I tried to downgrade to win 10 to win 8.1. I tried it from settings-> upgrade & recovery-> recovery option get back to win 8.1 but it is saying sorry files are removed.

    Please help me in this issue .

    Thanks in advance.
     
    mverma90, Sep 22, 2015
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    I need to downgrade but can't access settings

    Brink, Sep 22, 2015
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  5. CERBERUS
    Cerberus Win User
    Thanks! I just had to press ctrl + alt + del then use the power button in the lower right corner to select 'restart' while holding down the shift key.
     
    Cerberus, Apr 4, 2018
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