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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 10 and 11 => Topic started by: jacobixxx8 on August 05, 2018, 03:17:32 PM

Title: restore my w-10
Post by: jacobixxx8 on August 05, 2018, 03:17:32 PM

restore my w-10. how can I restore my w-10 back to when I started it from w-7

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: patio on August 05, 2018, 04:51:40 PM

Info is at the PC manuf. site...it's called Factory Restore.

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: Mark. on August 05, 2018, 05:45:45 PM

I'm confused.
do you want to go back to Win7 or to the first Win10 version (1507?) you installed when upgrading from Win7 or fresh install the latest Win10 (1803)?

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: brav3 on August 06, 2018, 12:11:58 PM

I think he/she want to go back to windows 7, it must be a driver availability issues which not available on windows 10 on the manufacturer site driver, you can restore it back by using the restore back-up.

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: Allan on August 06, 2018, 12:15:33 PM

Rather than guess what the OP wants (and it's unclear to me too), I think we're better off waiting for his or her response.

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: patio on August 06, 2018, 03:02:37 PM

+ 1

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: jacobixxx8 on August 10, 2018, 10:06:39 AM

I was thinking about going back to out of the box w-10. But can I go to a fresh w- 1803
or does that cost me ? thanks for your answers

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: Mark. on August 10, 2018, 05:08:49 PM

if you already upgraded from Win7 to 10, then you already have your digital entitlement and can reload Windows 10 again and it will auto-activate.
during the install process when it asks you to enter the Product Key, tick the box "I don't have the key right now, ask me later" and Windows will continue to install, then activate itself when you go online.

get Windows 10 1803 from here - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
save the ISO to your PC and burn it to a DVD to use then in the PC you want to reload Windows 10 onto.

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: Geek-9pm on August 10, 2018, 05:17:31 PM

Mark.
Nice post and link.  8)

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: jacobixxx8 on August 11, 2018, 11:34:23 AM

I don't quit understand the last part of your answer. Do I have to do that last part. I guess I don't know how to do that. Thanks for the good information.

save the ISO to your PC and burn it to a DVD to use then in the PC you want to reload Windows 10

Title: Re: restore my w-10
Post by: Mark. on August 11, 2018, 05:01:10 PM

from the link in my post, click the Download Tool Now button.
the will download the Media Creation Tool, run that and select the Create installation media option when prompted.
select your Language, Edition and Architecture then either create an ISO file onto your PC or create a bootable USB flash drive with the image on it.

either method allows you to then use that ISO image (when burnt to a DVD) or that USB stick to install Windows 1803 onto other devices.