Is it possible to downgrade the Windows from 8.1 to Windows 7?
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You can't downgrade through Window itself. If you have a valid license you can install it. I upgraded mine to Win 8.1 Pro. It, like all Windows flavors is much better than the home versions. Win 8 does take some getting used and I dislike the home version. Unless you specificly need Win 7 I'd recommend upgrading to Win 8.1 Pro.
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The short answer is yes. You could upgrade to windows 8 Pro, and then use windows to downgrade, or you can reformat your hard drive and install from disk. The real question is why would you do it? The downgrade option is more for businesses that are not able to upgrade at the same time. Remember when windows 7 came out and people wanted to rush back to Vista, and Vista to XP, and XP to 95. I don't think that anyone tried to get back to 3.1.
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The answer is both yes and no. I suggest you thoroughly read the article in PC Magazine that explains the process. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417359,00.aspYou may have to buy an OEM Windows 7 OS disk which runs about $100. What I did to my computer was download a small program called "Classic Shell (google it) which makes Windows 8 look and act like Windows 7. Before you try anything else, give Classic Shell a try to see if it's to your liking. Hope this helped you : )
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Simple answer is no, it only comes with Windows 8. Nothing stopping you installing windows 7 youself if you already have a license though. Toshiba does not offer a downgrade option to Windows 7 for PCs purchased with this version of Windows 8. On the plus side, Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade coming end of June, which will rectify alot of the things about windows 8 that were annoying users. I would not want Windows 8, but 8.1 looks tolerable!
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You can either use window 7 or window 8 which ever one you prefer, it comes with the CD to download window 8.
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Not sure how, but I want to know how to update Win 8.1 look/uses the same as Win 7 officially.
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It's got Windows 8. So, do you mean DOWNgraded? Or are you being facetious?
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That I do not know...I loaded Windows 7 on it and have never used Windows 8
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I have no idea. I got this one because it had Windows 7 and I did not want 8!
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Hi windows is 8.0 but you now that we can apdate to 8.1 free so i apdate windows to 8.1 freeeeeeeeee
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no, you can only upgrade, not downgrade. I thought windows 8 would suck, but after a few minutes with it, it was very intuitive. I have over 280 games on steam and every one of them is compatible with windows 8.
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No, I use it with Windows 7. Does Windows 8 have a feature to simulates prior versions so you can use old software?
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Not if you intend to use Windows 8. If you intend to use 8 or 8.1, this machine is now pre-loaded with 8. Upgrade to 8.1 is free and only takes a couple hours on a normal internet connection. If you intend to use Windows 7 however, you will have to purchase it separately and do a trick or two to install properly.
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From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you have. I have not had any problems since doing it this order. I do not have Windows 8.1. From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you... » Read More From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you have. I have not had any problems since doing it this order. I do not have Windows 8.1. « Show Less
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Both of your questions, the answer is yes. I have even upgraded the OS from Win7 to Win8.1
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I do not know that you can swap out 8 to 7, But check out the updated Windows 8.1, as it will be nearly the same as 7. I have not done this yet as I am liking the 8 version now. I do know that you will love this computer as I have had mine for many months now.
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Here's a link to the page. Make sure you click on Windows 8, not 8.1. You can upgrade to 8.1 later in Windows Store. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only