Consult your computer’s manual for more information. If you’re using a new computer that came with Windows 8, you’ll probably have to enter your computer’s UEFI settings screen and enable the Legacy boot option, not the UEFI boot option. This will allow you to restore the original Windows 8 system if you wipe the recovery partition. Create a recovery drive that contains a copy of your new PC’s recovery partition.Check the manufacturer’s website for Windows 7 drivers for your computer. Manufacturers may only provide hardware drivers for Windows 8, preventing you from using your hardware to its full capabilities. Ensure the computer actually supports Windows 7.If you have a new computer that came with Windows 8 Professional and are itching to get Windows 7 Pro on it, there are a few things you should do first: After downgrading, you can reinstall Windows 8 at any time.(For the purpose of this article, we’ll assume you probably want to downgrade to Windows 7.) You can only downgrade to Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business, not Windows XP.Upgrade copies of Windows 8 Pro don’t include downgrade rights, so you can’t purchase the Windows 8 Pro Pack to get downgrade rights. Downgrade rights are only available on computers that come with Windows 8 Pro.To be more precise from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 7 Professional and Vista Business edition downgrades are only possible. Under Windows 7, only the Professional edition and under Vista only Business edition have downgrade rights. This feature is mentioned in the software license agreement for the Windows 8 Pro version that OEMs will install on their new PCs.Īgain there are some bounds for the users. Though users won’t be provided with the option to downgrade to Windows XP leaving Windows 8, as Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft starting April 2014. The users do not need to buy another license for the downgrades. To be more precise, owners of the Windows 8 Pro SKU will be able to downgrade the platform to Windows 7 or Windows Vista, according to their needs. So, Microsoft decided to allow the users to downgrade from Windows 8. Some users got it very powerful and eye candy, where some users feel introduction of Metro UI increases the complexity of the user interface and according to them the older Operating Systems like Windows 7 or Vista fitted better for their needs. Metro UI in Windows 8 received mixed reviews from the users. Unlike its predecessors Windows 8 comes with a new User Interface the Metro UI. We have already seen there are many changes in Windows 8.
Among the different versions of Windows 8 only Windows 8 Pro version will allow users to downgrade to one of the older Operating Systems (Windows 7 or Vista).Īccording to Microsoft Notebooks, desktops and other devices powered by Windows 8 Pro will go on sale from October 26.
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