MY LAPTOP CAME WITH WINDOWS 8 INSTALLED...THEN IT WAS UPGRADED TO WINDOWS 10, WHICH CRATURE I DETEST

[GENERIC177]

MY LAPTOP CAME WITH WINOWS 8...THEN IT WAS UPGRADED LOVINGLY BY MICROSOFT TO THE GOD-AWFUL WINDOWS 10....IS IT POSSIBLE TO DUMP IT ALL AND RUN THIS LAPTOP ON WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM INSTEAD?....SORRY ABOUT CAPS...EASIER FOR ME TO SEE

[IT_WinSec · Accepted solution]

HI @GENERIC177

WELCOME TO THE HP SUPPORT FORUM.

SINCE IT IS EASIER FOR YOU TO SEE IN CAPS, I WILL BE WRITING THE TEXT HERE IN CAPS.  HOPE THIS IS BETTER FOR YOU.

YOUR PC OFFICIALLY SUPPORTS WINDOWS 10 AND WINDOWS 8 (8.1) ONLY.

RUNNING WINDOWS 7 MIGHT BE  POSSIBLE BUT NO OFFICIAL DRIVERS ARE RELESED BY HP, THEREFORE THIS CONFIGURATION IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED. ADDITIONALLY, YOU WILL NEED A LICENSE FOR WINDOWS 7.

IT IS BEST TO RUN WINDOWS 8.1 IF YOUR PC IS NOT WORKING WELL WITH WIN 10 OR IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY BY WINDOWS 10.

YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE WINDOWS 8.1 SO THAT IT LOOKS MORE LIKE WINDOWS 7 BY USING  THE FREE APP > CLASSIC SHELL > http://www.classicshell.net/

THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO RESTORE TO WINDOWS 8.1

-1- USE THE BUILT-IN RECOVERY PARTITION (STORED ON YOUR HDD) - YOU CAN USE IT IF THE PARTITION IS THERE, INTACT AND WORKING WELL. SOMETIMES WIN 10 UPGRADE CORRUPTS IT BUT YOU CAN TRY

OR

-2- USE ORIGINAL HP RECOVERY DVD DISCS TO RESTORE BACK TO WINDOWS 8.1

IN ALL CASES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR FILES FIRST

SCENARIO 2 > YOU CAN PURCHASE RECOVERY MEDIA FROM THIS WEB SITE - REPUTABLE 3rd PARTY COMPANY > http://www.computersurgeons.com/p-24522-windows-81-64-bit-recovery-kit-747872-001-for-hp-pavilion-no...

ONCE YOU RECEIVE IT, YOU NEED TO BOOT FROM THE 1st DISC. HERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS > http://hp.dezide.com/ts/start.jsp?guide=HPSystemRecovery.net&section=ccweb&SFS=tdoc&language=english...

SCENARIO 1 > READ THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE >> http://hp.dezide.com/ts/start.jsp?guide=HPSystemRecovery.net&section=ccweb&SFS=tdoc&language=english...

AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO PERFORM RECOVERY TO WIN 8.1

HOPE THIS HELPS. LET ME KNOW IF THIS ANSWERS YOUR QUERY AND IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

[GENERIC177]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP...I HAD TRIED A MINIMAL RECOVERY AND WINDOWS 10 WAS OH SO SORRY THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLY...APPARENTLY SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH THE RECOVERY PARTITION FILES....HMMMM......I PURCHASED RECOVERY DISCS AS YOU SUGGESTED.... WHEN THEY ARRIVE I WILL HAVE A SHORT GOING AWAY SERVICE FOR WINDOWS 10 AND THE ALMIGHTY DATA MUNCHING QUEEN CORTANA.....AGAIN,  THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO HELP...BLESS YOU!  🙂

[IT_WinSec]

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME , PAL 🙂

HOPE THIS REALLY WORKS WELL FOR YOU.