how can i downgrade from windows 11 to windows 10

[MItch123]

hi this is my 1st post and i am finding windows 11 a bit irritating so want to go to windows 10 but i want to keep my stuff

[Electronics Wizardy]

I'd stick with 11 as your basically gonna be forced to use it pretty soon, so why go back to 10 when your gonna have to go with 11 pretty soon anyways if you want to use windows with current programs and websites.

 

Restore backups? Does it still have the windows.old files on your C:\ drive?

 

 

[TechJ]

There a Microsoft community post that has a lot of detail - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/downgrade-from-windows-11-to-windows-10/84a2416d-ccfb-4d87-9eee-e1056591e91f

there's another year on windows 10, so feel free to use it. You don't need to be on windows 11. But whether you like it or not windows 11 is coming!

 

Edit* - having a scan i think that article is if you've upgraded. If you had a clean install of windows 11, i'd not bother downgrading. Otherwise the easiest thing to do will be a re-image onto windows 10.

Edited August 4 by TechJ
clarification

[manikyath]

you're not gonna downgrade with any certainty of reliability without a full reinstall.

and for what purpose? a year of having a slightly less "irritating" operating system?

 

perhaps use your energy to tweak win11 to your liking. there's a surprising number of options available.

[Donut417]

1 hour ago, MItch123 said:

hi this is my 1st post and i am finding windows 11 a bit irritating so want to go to windows 10 but i want to keep my stuff

What are you going to do in a year or so when Windows 10 support is discontinued? Yeah you can pay for updates, but that's going to be expensive. 

 

I mean Linux is an option but how well it will work depends on you. There is still a bit of a learning curve. Thought according to my best friend it was pretty plug and play when he setup Linux on his gaming machine. 

[MItch123]

trust me ive used windows 7 till my pc broke that was after 2020

[MItch123]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:11 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

I'd stick with 11 as your basically gonna be forced to use it pretty soon, so why go back to 10 when your gonna have to go with 11 pretty soon anyways if you want to use windows with current programs and websites.

 

Restore backups? Does it still have the windows.old files on your C:\ drive?

 

 

this is a new pc i made last year

[MItch123]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:42 PM, manikyath said:

you're not gonna downgrade with any certainty of reliability without a full reinstall.

and for what purpose? a year of having a slightly less "irritating" operating system?

 

perhaps use your energy to tweak win11 to your liking. there's a surprising number of options available.

i have some themes that i like + i prefer the old windows 10 layout  if it was safe to have credit cards on xp or 7 i would use it

[MItch123]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:11 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

I'd stick with 11 as your basically gonna be forced to use it pretty soon, so why go back to 10 when your gonna have to go with 11 pretty soon anyways if you want to use windows with current programs and websites.

 

Restore backups? Does it still have the windows.old files on your C:\ drive?

 

 

forced i used 7 for a long long time and never had to

[Donut417]

Just now, MItch123 said:

i have some themes that i like + i prefer the old windows 10 layout  if it was safe to have credit cards on xp or 7 i would use it

After October 2025 10 will no longer get updated, at least if you dont pay Microsoft for updates and then it's only going to be another 3 years worth.