How To Install Windows 7 on a Windows 8.1 Laptop

[DarkSlayer77]

Okay so I have an ASUS ROG G46 laptop which came with Windows 8. I upgraded it to 8.1 and about a year later it is starting to lag and cause many issues. 7 on my dad's I3 is smooth so on my I5 it should be snappy. How can I downgrade as I already have a Windows 7 CD

 

[USAFRet]

The OS is not the cause of your 'lag'.

 

[DarkSlayer77]

It might not be but Windows 8.1 is also annoying I can't play a lot of older games like GTA San Andreas... And the lack of start menu I know there is Startisback.

 

[USAFRet]

It might not be but Windows 8.1 is also annoying I can't play a lot of older games like GTA San Andreas... And the lack of start menu I know there is Startisback.

In 8.1, you can trivially cause it to boot directly to Desktop. Looks and acts a whole lot like Win 7.

I've been using 8.8.1 since day one, and have not missed the 'Start Menu' one bit.