How Do I Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10?

⏱️ Downgrading Windows 11 to Windows 10
Windows 11 includes a “Go back” option available for 10 days after the upgrade. Use that if at all possible. If not, back up to save your changed data, and then restore a backup image taken prior to the Windows 11 upgrade. If you have no backup image to restore, then reinstalling Windows 10 from scratch remains the only option.

Chapters
0:00 Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10?
0:28 You have 10 days
2:00 Decide quickly
2:36 First, back up
3:08 Previous Backup image
4:30 Nuclear option: reformat and reinstall
5:14 A better option

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[askleonotenboom]

It’s easy if you’re quick. After that, it gets complicated.

[joiespelund]

Realy don't like Windows 11 but didn't adequately note the 10 day roll-back. I know I would mess up trying to load all my data to another place. Think I may take my computer back to where I bought it and have them do it. They did a masterful job of saving all my data and settings.

[benzolex]

Can't stand it, all of the security patch that automatically installed by Microsoft were making my laptop overheat, extremely laggy and makes audio stutter worse just by using only messenger and youtube.

[ramachandranram]

thanks for your detail information very useful i did the same with in 10days . GO BACK option.

[righ]

I can't handle windows 11 because I can't play right in my favorite games and I thought maybe you can get windows 10 back because it's better to play games on.

[drescherjm]

One thing about the nuclear option is some software may require you to have your license codes handy. You may not have these codes readily available years after paying for such software. I have run into this problem when helping friends where they purchased software online years ago and upgraded but lost the codes.

[ZIMsar]

All you did was discuss the options, you did not actually advise how to downgrade to Windows 10, if the 10 Days have past ….

[uimyass]

mines just been upgraded yesterday and i tried to downgrade it today... it seems to not do anything

[adrianadantas]

Please, error 0xC1900101 - 0x20017 at the end of the installation. Help me !!!

[m.zurlita]

Hi! Is it possible to install Windows 10 on a brand-new laptop that has Windows 11 pre-installed? I haven't had it for 10 days and I assume that it has never had Windows 10 because there is no "go back" option if I go to "recovery". Thank you for your help!

[osmanbachani]

What about if a new laptop came with windwos 11 can I downgrade to 10?

[stevesutton]

What if you purchase a new machine with windows 11?

[kitteesPJs]

My laptop is hanging on by a thread and I'm putting off getting a new one because the replacement I'm looking at (with the specs I need) comes with Windows 11. Is there any way I can make a backup image of the dying laptop that's running Windows 10 and install that on the new laptop, thereby obliterating Windows 11 on the new machine? Alternatively, is it still possible to download and install Windows 10 to/from a flash drive and use that as a work around in this situation?

[BloxyPun]

it doesnt work and ive only had windows 11 for 2 days

[msun]

Question: How about downloading the Windows 10 ISO file using the "media creation tool" and running its setup.exe from within Windows 11, keeping all settings and data. Is that still a viable option?

[navendu]

Leo, I upgraded to Windows11, since then windows indexing is not working, can you assist in solving this issue?

[carbievelez]

Hey Leo! 👋 I am interested in purchasing a new laptop that comes with Windows 11HOME but I will want to downgrade to Windows 10PRO. Please let me know if this is possible and the easiest way to do such. My concerns are Activation Code from 11Home to 10Pro and recognition from 11HOME license, or if I would have to enter PRO product key, or just do a fresh install on a NEW PC 🤦‍♂

[jameswright]

How do you back up windows operating system on disk or thumb drive?

[timetravelinghistorian]

I have a question, is auto-zooming a common problem for Windows 11 and if so, do you know how to fix it? I didn't have this with Windows 10 and the issue occurred a month after I installed Windows 11. I know it's not my laptop's age because I got it 2 years ago.

[reondsouza]

Will I be able to downgrade to Windows 10 through a recovery drive if I originally used it before I Upgraded to 11?