Downgrade from windows 11 to windows 10 after 10 days without losing data.

Anonymous
2022-01-12T12:04:39+00:00

Hi, Currently I am using win11 but I'm not satisfied with the system performance compared to win10.

It has been more than 10 Days since I upgraded to win11, now the go back option is grayed out.

Is there any method to downgrade to win10 without losing data?

Thanks and Regards.

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Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-01-12T12:35:59+00:00

Nope. The only way is a reinstall.

Reinstall Windows (microsoft.com)

How to: Uninstall Windows 11 - Your Windows Guide

If it has been over ten days since you upgraded to Windows 11, the options are limited for you**. To go back to Windows 10, you would need to perform a custom installation of Windows that would remove everything unless you backed up. You need to create an Installation Media using Windows 10 Media Creation tool, start your PC from it and choose custom installation.**

How to: Perform a Clean Install or Reinstall of Windows 10 - Microsoft Community

*Once you have your Windows 10 installation media ready, all you need to do is boot from the disc or USB thumb drive to begin setup. If you don't have install media,*see instructions:*How to download official Windows 10 ISO files* 

Review the following guide for instructions and details about configuring your BIOS or UEFI boot settings for DVD, CD, USB or SD Card.

BIOS/UEFI Setup Guide: Boot from a CD, DVD, USB Drive or SD Card

Once your computer is set to boot from the DVD, you should see this option. If you are installing from a retail Windows 10 USB thumb drive, you will be asked to select either 32 or 64 bit Windows 10. Learn morehere

The Windows logo will appear on screen, this might be here for a while, as long as you see the animating dots, everything should be ok.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-13T22:22:38+00:00

    The 10 day rollback is mostly there if you upgrade and discover that there is some compatibility problems or a driver or something else just does not work. It offers basically one step back sort of recovery. However, if say you install several major Windows 11 updates say a monthly update. Your risk of having a good rollback decreases a lot. Best best is to backup data now and clean install Windows 10. But honestly, Windows 11 in benchmarks I have seen are on par with Windows 10. Performance wise, I have yet to see any big hits from Windows 11.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-14T04:08:57+00:00

    windows 10 kept asking me to "update" not to upgrade to windows 11 but to update so finally when i left to go somewhere for a little while and came back it upgraded to windows 11. it was fine at first but an app i bought for 20Z$ stopped working so i downgraded back to windows 10...

    after a little while it started to ask me to upgrade again and I knew what would happen. I had to hold the power button instead of just pressing power off just so it wouldn't upgrade. one day i turned my computer on and it turned to windows 11 again. when i tried to go back it said i couldn't. now i cant use my 20$ app and i am very sad...

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-03T18:23:25+00:00

    Can I do it after two days if I want to wipe my pc?

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  4. Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-03-04T03:15:31+00:00

    Yes you can do a clean install anytime.

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