Advice Request Can I downgrade back to Windows 7 from Windows 10?

[hancafe]

If you don't like Windows 10 on a specific computer after updating can you go back to Windows 7 easily ?

The reason I ask is because this laptop I am not sure if it will run Windows 10 well enough.

 

[Brie]

i would like to know too. i bought a cheap laptop.

thanks in advance.

 

[RoboMan]

"Downgrade easily" like click one button, no, you can't. You could back then when Windows 10 was just rolled out. Now, you can go back, but you need to manually clean install the SO. But given the circumstances, the support life and the development for Windows 7, I would recommend to start migrating and adapting to the most recent one.

 

[Freki123]

Windows 7 gets no more security updates after 1/2020. Sure you want to do that?

 

[Brie]

i have an a6 amd processor on a $130 notebook. i read that it can not operate windows 10.

 

[BoraMurdar]

i have an a6 amd processor on a $130 notebook. i read that it can not operate windows 10.

Yeah, going back to Windows 7 seems reasonable for now and until 2020. Then, make a jump to some lightweight Linux Distros.

 

[RoboMan]

i have an a6 amd processor on a $130 notebook. i read that it can not operate windows 10.

For a daily basis, I would suggest against acquiring this laptop. If you already have, I guess you can cover the unexistant updates with a good SO hardening and lockdown, plus an anti-exploit like HMP.A.

 

[Threadripper]

If your hardware doesn't run on or run well on Windows 10, you won't be doing any rendering or anything Adobe wise so use Ubuntu or for max performance, Lubuntu. Downgrading to a less secure OS which will lose updates soon doesn't make sense to me.

 

[BoraMurdar]

Downgrading to a less secure OS which will lose updates soon doesn't make sense to me.

Windows 7 32bit, on that hardware will run noticeably faster than any currently supported 32bit Linux Distro, except Slitaz, Puppy, Core, DamnSmall and similar ultrasmall distros.

 

[oldschool]

Windows 7 32bit, on that hardware will run noticeably faster than any currently supported 32bit Linux Distro, except Slitaz, Puppy, Core, DamnSmall and similar ultrasmall distros.

Or put XP on it! LOL

 

[BoraMurdar]

Or put XP on it! LOL

I wouldn't be that drastic

 

[roger_m]

i have an a6 amd processor on a $130 notebook. i read that it can not operate windows 10.

It most likely will. What is the processor model?

 

[Brie]

It most likely will. What is the processor model?

all i know is it is an AMD A6 processor.

thanks for replying.

 

[roger_m]

all i know is it is an AMD A6 processor.

Press Windows + R, to open the Run dialogue box, then enter msinfo32 and then press enter. Have a look for Processor in the right side of the window.

 

[WinXPert]

Go to the manufacturer's website and check if there are Windows 7 driver support for your PC.

 

[BoraMurdar]

Yeah, @WinXPert said the most important thing. I had encountered countless laptops with one critical flaw (for that price point it is usual expectation).
Manufacturer provides only 64bit set of drivers (usually Win10 only) and it puts 2GB of RAM inside. Of course, 64bit can operate under 2GB of RAM but it's mostly unpleasant experience.

 

[Brie]

Press Windows + R, to open the Run dialogue box, then enter msinfo32 and then press enter. Have a look for Processor in the right side of the window.

amd a6, 9220e, 1600mhz, 2 cores
4 gb memory.

 

[roger_m]

amd a6, 9220e, 1600mhz, 2 cores
4 gb memory.

Windows 10 should run fine on that processor.

 

[Brie]

Windows 10 should run fine on that processor.

thank you.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

i would like to know too. i bought a cheap laptop.

thanks in advance.

I recommend you to try multiple versions of windows to see what is the best. W10 tends to run slowly on cheap laptops, you may not notice it if you don't use "better" versions
I recommend to use windows 10 1809 or 1903 first -> backup -> clean install v1511 -> windows 8.1 v9300 -> windows 7 (all after tweaking)
you will definitely see gradual improvement in speed

W7 has the worst default driver support (from MS), W8.1 is similar to W10 but w10 is a bit better in driver support

I prefer W8.1 v9300 the most because it has smartscreen and better security than w7 while speed is much better than w10 + fast startup feature. W7 has the best speed

windows 10 from v1703 causes overheating of my nvidia GPU during normal usage, worse during gaming despite all attempts to improve the condition. Easily noticed by touching the laptop where the GPU is located
extremely long discussion in geforce forum -> solution: use v1511 or 1603

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1004600/geforce-drivers/all-games-stuttering-with-fps-drops-since-windows-10-creators-update/1/