Download the Windows installation media and burn the ISO file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive using Microsoft’s Windows USB/DVD download tool. Thankfully, Microsoft now offers easy downloads for Windows 7 and 8.1 ISO files. RELATED: Where to Download Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 ISOs Legally If you can’t downgrade to your old version (maybe it’s been to long, or maybe something went wrong with your downgrade attempt), you’ll have to perform a clean install of Windows-something PC geeks often do on new computers, anyway. That means that computer came with a product key that allows you to use Windows 7 or 8.1 on it.
How to Downgrade if Windows 10 Doesn’t Give You The OptionĪssuming you have an old computer you upgraded to Windows 10, that computer previously had Windows 7 or 8.1 on it.
