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Having my old work laptop die on me (motherboard, not worth replacing) and ordering a P50 with Pro if adds start appearing on my startmenu ect. I think i'm going to take my downgrade rights to 7. Of course 4k with 7 on a 15 inch screen is a whole other can of worms entirely. If they do take out the registry edits I fear in the direction MS is headed.
You only get downgrade rights if that manufacturer offers it on that make and model. It's not an automatic thing just because you order Pro. Just in case you didn't know.
According to the EULA all 10 Pro versions (either OEM or retail) have downgrade rights.
7.***** Downgrade Rights. If you acquired a device from a manufacturer or installer with a Professional version of Windows preinstalled on it, you may use either a Windows 8.1 Pro or Windows 7 Professional version, but only for so long as Microsoft provides support for that earlier version as set forth in (aka.ms/windowslifecycle).
I'm sorry. What about Windows 8 are you talking about? You mean the start menu? That's not really a change of course for them, as it still does exactly what the old start screen did, and the full-screen page is still available with continuum. Frankly, I like the old Windows 8 full-screen menu.
Where are you going to get your install media and product code from? Microsoft isn't going to give it to you. As far as I know, the OEM provides that, and only on select models. You likely have to request it during your purchase. I could very well be wrong, but that's my understanding of how it works.
Hi,
When you'd want a machine for a specific purpose such as gaming perhaps ?When would a person acquire a device from an installer?
No idea what "installer" means in legal mumbo jumbo though.
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