Windows 10: Sony VAIO 8.1 to a previous date?

Is it possible to reset a Sony VAIO to a previous date? ex. 2 months prior.

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USB 2.0 compatability on Sony Vaio


My computer info



Device Manager



Great. I just spent 1/2 hour composing a message and kept seeing "Auto Saved" keep popping up, but my hand slipped, don't know what I did, but was left with the 2 pics above, lost everything I had typed, and don't see how to bring back what was auto saved, so going with short version of issue:

• I have 3-USB ports, inside colored blue, 1 HDMI, and 1 SD card reader
  • Are all 3 USB ports 3.0?
  • Is that confirmed by the blue coloring?
  • How can I tell in Device Manager?
• Does USB 3.0 back-read 2.0?
  • Seems logical that it would, but I have a device (webcam) that, when plugged in, is sometimes recognized, but the camera app cannot run it, that it needs additional permissions but won't let me give them (yes, logged in as admin). Have tried to update drivers (says all current), FixIt, re-boot, etc. Nothing works. Sometimes it is not recognized at all.
  • Is this a typical MS money grab to force new purchases/upgrades?

Your help is much appreciated.

 

Windows 10 and Sony VAIO computers - don't upgrade to 10 yet

Your thread should be a sticky. The Sony site is not very clear on Windows 7 - the only thing posted is a date for upgrade INFORMATION, nothing about drivers for machines shipped with Win7 SP1 installed.

Side note: Sony sold their PC business last year, but they are committing resources to the Win10 upgrade.
Sony Support for VAIO® PCs
Windows 10 Upgrade

Support from Sony for Windows 10 will vary by model
Sony is preparing to provide information about our Windows 10 Upgrade program for supported VAIO models. Please see the release schedule below for upgrade information, drivers / applications, and upgrade instructions.

Schedule for Windows 10 Drivers
We are testing supported models and will be providing the results as quickly as possible. We plan to release Windows 10 upgrade information and, for Windows 8 and 8.1 models, drivers, applications and detailed information on the schedule below based on the operating system originally installed on the PC.

[table][tr][td] Upgrade Instructions and Drivers/Applications [table][tr][td]Original Operating System of PC[/td] [td]Upgrade information[/td] [td]Drivers / Applications[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8.1 Preinstalled[/td] [td]August 2015[/td] [td]October 2015[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8.0 Preinstalled[/td] [td]August 2015[/td] [td]November 2015[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Information regarding Limitation and Issues
[table][tr][td]Original Operating System of PC[/td] [td]Upgrade information[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 SP1 Preinstalled[/td] [td]August 2015[/td] [/tr] [/table]
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• IMPORTANT: Bookmark this page and check back here before upgrading
  to Windows 10 for the latest information for your VAIO PC model.

 

Windows 10 Driver Updates for Sony VAIO Still Nowhere to Be Found


For my case (Sony VAIO Tap 11)... it is there in the list of models.

... but it turns out i don't need that upgrade 'driver' anyway. The special 'upgrade' mode did nothing to my machine prior to the actual upgrade, and after completing the upgrade it merely installed one single update (to Sony Control Center I believe) that can be downloaded anyway from Sony's website. Working like a charm now running on Win10 (except for a few Intel display driver problems which are not specific to VAIO the way I understand it)