There could be many reasons as to why you would want to downgrade apart from bugs. Maybe you don’t like the new Windows interface, or, the programs that you usually run don’t work well or maybe you have decided to wait till the stable build comes out. Whatever the reason may be, this guide will help you to learn how to uninstall Windows 11 and go back to Windows 10.
How to Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10
There are two methods that you can use to downgrade to Windows 10. Both methods work in different scenarios. The first method has a few prerequisites that you need to follow to go ahead with the downgrade. So, let’s start with our first method in the guide to downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10.
Downgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 11 using Backup
This method will perfectly work only if you have updated to Windows 11 via the update manager and have not deleted windows.old file. In case if you have updated recently from Windows 10, then you will probably have the backup file. It is created so that if there is an interruption in the update, it can roll back automatically. The same function works even if you have completely updated to Windows 11. So, let’s check how you can use a backup file to roll back to Windows 10. And that is it. That is how you can downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10 if you have recently upgraded. Remember it will not work if you haven’t upgraded from Windows 10. On that note, you can follow the second method which works irrespective if you have updated from Windows 10 or not.
Downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10 with a bootable USB drive
Now, if you might have done a clean install of Windows 11 on your system, or deleted these files for Windows 10, or maybe even passed more than 10 days of having installed Windows 11, Windows automatically deleted the files to make up space and improve performance of Windows 11. Whatever the case is, you can always use this method to downgrade to Windows 10 without any issues. For this method, we can make use of a Windows 10 ISO to downgrade from Windows 11. So, let’s find out how you can use this method to downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10. And so, this is how you’ll be able to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10. You can follow this method if you want to clean install any version of Windows on your PC.
Important points
Make sure that in your bios menu you have the USB bootable option enabled. To do this simply press the function key (varies with systems) during the boot, enter the BIOS menu, and select USB bootable as enabled. Also, once you’ve got USB boot enabled you can launch the advanced startup menu which is available in the Recovery settings of the Settings app. Once you enter the Advanced Startup screen you can select advanced options and then select install Windows from DVD or USB installation media. The regular Windows 10 setup screen will show up and begin the installation. So that’s all on how to downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10 with two different methods. I hope you don’t find any reason to downgrade, but if you do you can use these methods. Let us know in the comment section. Also Check:
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