That's very important for us because as an MSP we have to install a local administrator account first that provides us a recovery mechanism for the system.
There are some hacks out there but hardly worth it. The first and foremost is that in Windows 11 you are unable to set up the system out of the box using a local account.
To do this legitimately, you’ll need to purchase a Windows 7 or 8.1 license and install it from scratch, entering the product key you purchased during the install process.We have yet to deliver a single Windows 11 OEM system to a client for a couple of very simple reasons. If you bought a new PC that came with Windows 10 and you want to go back to a previous version of Windows, that’s tougher.
If so, Windows 8.1 will automatically detect it and allow you to reinstall Windows 8.1 without even asking you to enter a key. On a Windows 8 PC, you may not have to do this at all-the key may be embedded in your computer’s firmware. The sticker may be on the back of your desktop case, on the bottom (or inside the battery compartment) of your laptop, or it may have come on a separate card with your PC. On a Windows 7 PC, examine your PC for a “certificate of authenticity” sticker with a key on it. You’ll have to find your PC’s product key if you do this. RELATED: How to Find Your PC’s Windows Product Key So You Can Reinstall Windows Be sure you have backup copies of all your important files from your Windows 10 PC first. You can then boot from it and reinstall Windows 7 or 8.1 fresh, telling it to overwrite the Windows 10 system already on your hard drive. Download the Windows installation media and burn the ISO file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive using Microsoft’s Windows USB/DVD download tool. Thankfully, Microsoft now offers easy downloads for Windows 7 and 8.1 ISO files. RELATED: Where to Download Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 ISOs Legally If you can’t downgrade to your old version (maybe it’s been to long, or maybe something went wrong with your downgrade attempt), you’ll have to perform a clean install of Windows-something PC geeks often do on new computers, anyway. That means that computer came with a product key that allows you to use Windows 7 or 8.1 on it.
How to Downgrade if Windows 10 Doesn’t Give You The OptionĪssuming you have an old computer you upgraded to Windows 10, that computer previously had Windows 7 or 8.1 on it.
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