How To Uninstall Windows 8. So you have decided to remove Windows 8 from your PC but you are not sure how to uninstall Windows 8. If you are running Windows 8 in dual boot with Windows 7, you will be able to safely remove Windows 8 from your computer. NOTE: All data on Windows 8 partition will be erased while removing Windows 8. Backup your data on Windows 8 partition before starting the procedure. Scenario 1: You installed Windows 8 in dual boot with Windows 7 or Vista on a separate partition. If you have installed Windows 8 in dual boot Windows 7 on a separate partition by following our dual boot Windows 8 with Windows 7 guide, uninstalling Windows 8 is pretty easy. Just follow the simple procedure given below to completely remove Windows 8 from your PC. Step 1: Switch on the PC and boot into Windows 7 desktop. Download a small free tool named Easy. BCD from here and install the application.
We are using this tool to remove the Windows 8 entry from Windows Boot Manager. Though we can always use System Configuration Utility to remove this boot entry, we are using the Easy. BCD to be on the safe side. Step 2: Run Easy. BCD application. Here, you can see Windows 8 or Windows Developer Preview entry. Step 4: Select the Windows 8 or Windows Developer Preview entry, click Delete button. Click Yes for the confirmation prompt. Easy. BCD will immediately remove the Windows 8 entry from the boot menu. Click Save Settings and exit the application. Step 5: As you have installed Windows 8 on a separate partition, you may want to format the partition to reclaim the disk space. To format the drive, open Computer (My Computer), right- click on the Windows 8 drive and click Format. Select the File System as NTFS and click Start button to format your Windows 8 drive. Once completed, you will see Format Complete message. Step 6: You have just removed Windows 8 from your PC. Reboot the PC to see Windows 7 boot entry. Scenario 2: You installed Windows 8 after formatting (or deleting) the Windows 7 installation. As you have installed Windows 8 after formatting the Windows 7 partition, you have to use Windows 7/Vista/XP installation media to remove or uninstall Windows 8. You might have to change your Windows product key if your current key isn't valid. Here's how to do it in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, or XP. USB thumb drives (also known as USB sticks, jump drives and flash drives) are used to store data and transfer files from one computer to another. Taking thumb drives. Boot using XP/Vista/Windows 7 installation media, format the Windows 8 partition, and then install your copy of Windows. Follow our how to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 from USB flash drive guide to quickly install Windows 7 on your computer. Install Windows using these easy step-by-step guides: how to install Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.Scenario 3: You installed Windows 8 on a computer that didn’t have an operating system. In this case, you have to use Windows 7 or earlier versions of Windows installation media to format the Windows 8 partition and then install other versions of Windows. Scenario 4: You upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8 The Developer Preview build of Windows 8 neither supports upgrade from Windows 7 nor allows downgrade. So, if you are running Windows 8 Developer Preview, you can’t downgrade to Windows 7. Will update this guide once Microsoft adds an option to downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7.
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