The easiest way to perform a downgrade is actually extremely simple: But regardless of what they did, why they did it, or what they’re going to do in the future, this is what you have today: a machine with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 on it. There are signs Microsoft does periodically rethink some of their decisions, and continued updates in Windows 10 seem to bear that out to some degree. Whatever they should or shouldn’t have done with Windows, this is what they did. I often hear that “Microsoft should have done this” or “they shouldn’t have done that.” Other than upgrading the failing hardware or software, there’s little recourse here, and reverting to the previous working edition of Windows is the only viable choice. Second, some folks are running into compatibility issues: printers that no longer print, accessories that no longer work, or applications that fail in Windows 10. So, if it’s the start screen or Start menu that concerns you, I recommend you give Classic Shell a try before you insist on downgrading. Particularly useful for Windows 8 and 8.1, it makes the Windows desktop look and act pretty much like Windows 7 (or Vista, or XP), and it’s a heckuva lot easier than the downgrading process, as you’ll soon see.
Install Classic Shell or any of the other Start menu replacements there’s a bunch of them.
Once you fix it, most of the time you actually have a hard time realizing you aren’t running Windows 7. This is really unfortunate, because it’s so easily fixed. It’s a bad first impression that colors their entire subsequent experience with the operating system. There are two problems with Windows 10 (and to a lesser degree, Windows 8 before it).įirst, when coming from Windows 7 or earlier editions, people tend to get all wrapped around the axle with the new start screen and Start menu. For the most part, it’s good, it’s solid, and it works. Windows 10 is also a fine operating system. Folks that are running Windows 10, in my opinion, have little reason to downgrade. As long as it’s supported (extended support ends in January of 2020), it’s not unreasonable to keep it. Folks who are running Windows 7 and are happy with it may not have a reason to upgrade. Now, I want to be clear about one thing: Windows 7 is a fine operating system. But knowing that sometimes there are reasons, I will tell you how. In my mind, there is rarely a reason to downgrade from Windows 10 or 8.1 to Windows 7. I am going to start by trying to talk you out of doing it at all.
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