This website can sometimes be unresponsive if you use Chrome or Firefox, so if you have trouble, open it up in Microsoft's Edge or Internet Explorer browsers. If you want to downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 8.1, then you'll need Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Download Tool. Now check out our how to install Windows 7 from a USB key guide. To download the Windows 7 ISO, go to Microsoft's official Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) website, enter in your Windows 7 product key, hit the Verify button and download the ISO. ISO files are disc images that can either be burned to a DVD, placed on a USB stick or run natively, as if the disc was inserted into the PC. You can even downgrade multiple machines with the same CD and key.If you can't find the discs, then don't worry, as Microsoft offers Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 ISO files for legal download.
Be ready with your Windows 8 Pro to make sure it has valid downgrade rights. Apply the product key and install it on top of the existing operating system.Īfter the successful installation, you have to call Microsoft for activation. Insert your Windows 7 Professional installation disc and restart the machine into Windows 7 installer. If you are using a new PC that was pre-loaded with Windows 8 Pro, then you have to enter your computer’s UEFI (The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) settings screen and enable the Legacy boot option, not the UEFI boot option. Probably your computer’s manual will be the best friend to guide you on this section. So you will have to do a bit of research before downgrading. For instance, HP warns – its new hardware was not tested for Windows 7. * Not all new computers will support downgrade. * After downgrading, you can re-install Windows 8 at any time.
* It only lets you to downgrade to Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business and not Windows XP. * Downgrade rights is applicable only on Windows 8 Pro edition. Downgrade rights come with few restrictions When the new computers are bought, they come with the preloaded Windows 8 licenses and with “Downgrade rights”, so that the companies can use the new hardware and run the old Windows operating system without buying separate licenses.
Microsoft provided “Downgrade rights” for business buyers. Remember I quoted it as “Legitimate Windows 7” So you need a legitimate disc and product key. It means, if the new computer comes with Windows 8 Pro, then you can downgrade to Windows 7 Pro easily by installing the legitimate Windows 7 on top of your existing OS. The professional edition of Windows 8 comes with the “downgrade rights”. If you are not a big fan of Windows 8 or you want to buy a new PC, but don’t want to use the pre-loaded Windows 8, then you can downgrade to Windows 7 for free.
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