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The only way to know if you like Windows 10 or not, of course, is to upgrade your system and give it a try. (Some 14 million people did just that in the first 24 hours of availability, Microsoft reported.) However, if you want to go back to your old OS, it appears that you're on a timer: Microsoft confirmed to Tom's Hardware that users will have only one month to decide if they want to continue with Windows 10 or not.
A Month To Decide On Windows 10?
A moderator on Tom's Hardware (darkbreeze) first discovered this issue, and when we reached out to Microsoft for more information, the answers we received raised some troubling potential issues.
Our initial thought was that this "one month" business simply meant you couldn't revert directly back to an old OS from Windows 10, but what about rolling back by simply performing a clean installation of your old OS? When we asked about that specifically, Microsoft dodged the question.
At this point, then, we aren't certain if you can return to your old OS by using a clean install, because it is possible that Microsoft will invalidate old activation codes after that first month. This would seem in some way to align with Microsoft's upgrade deal, as you can only get your free Windows 10 by upgrading from your old OS; you can't use an old activation code...
Read more: Rolling Back From Windows 10 To Your Older OS Appears Problematic
I did a restart of my PC and the windows old folder was gone, i went into recovery and the option to go back was no longer there. I don't even have a week
Not wearing that. Combined with forced updates, it's a game-breaker.
Rolling-back to 10162 as I type (I'm on the Win 7 machine while the big girl rolls back)
then restoring 8.1 from an image while I sleep tonight.
I like 10240, but not enough to sacrifice my licence for the vastly superior 8.1.
Later I might throw a quick and dirty install of 7 on it, and upgrade over that.
Might.
Wenda.
After I ran the upgrade of W7 to W10, I ran DISM and SFC /scannow. Both scans showed integrity errors and component store corruption. I tried doing both a reset and clean install of W10 and that didn't take care of the errors. So I restored a Macrium image of W7 and it still says that W7 is activated, but I wonder if this will be true if you restore an image after a month of running W10.
As long as users have installation media of their original OS then nothing is stopping them performing a clean install, the key will still be valid and will install fine (provided the hardware is still the same in OEM cases).
I'm not sure I get that one as even if true of what's being speculated, the Windows.old folder would still (should) be there, its just that the PID for the old OS would be deactivated (presumably).
Anyway as the old saying goes... There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (TANSTAAFL).
This is like a bar offering free lunches. You go to the bar for the "free lunch" but suddenly find you’re paying for the drinks! Sure, you got a free lunch, but you still paid something... TANSTAAFL
I am not going back to windows 8.1 anyway just found it odd that the folder was gone but i did get back alot of storage space