My Laptop has Win10, i want to put Win8 on it, how?

tzuzu100 · Feb 2, 2019

Hi, i bought a new Laptop, it has Win10. I want to put Win 8 on it.

How can I do it?

jojesa · Feb 2, 2019

tzuzu100 :

What's your laptop model?
Have a Windows 8/8.1 installation media and if you don't have it then:
Download and install the Windows 7/8 USB DVD Tool
Go to the Windows 8/8.1 download site and get the Windows 8/8.1 64-bit iso
Use the Windows 7/8 USB DVD Tool to create the Windows 8/8.1 USB installation media.
You might need to disable secure boot in the BIOS

After installing Windows 8/8.1 you will notice that drivers will be missing. Download the drivers from the laptop manufacturer website or from the Microsoft Update Catalog

Notice:
If your laptop came with Windows 10, some features might not work as intended if you Install Windows 8/8.1.
It might freeze hang, and show BSODs.

nobspls · Feb 2, 2019

Why? ... There is nothing in Win8 that is better than Win10.

If you must have Win8, why not get a VM going that uses the Win10 as the hypervisor/host OS, and run Win8 as a guest OS.

Scottray · Feb 2, 2019

Just curious - why do you want to use Win 8 on your new laptop?

USAFRet · Feb 2, 2019

tzuzu100 :

What laptop is this?
New ones with a current CPU don't support Win 8.1 or earlier.

Plus, you'd have to actually purchase a whole new OS license.

And repeating the above....why?

tzuzu100 · Feb 3, 2019

hi, thanks for your answers
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-SF315-41G-R6MP-Display-Graphics-Windows/dp/B07GDYNK3B/ref=sr_1_6?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=computers-intl-ship&ie=UTF8&qid=1549243225&sr=1-6

-I dislike the Win10 surface
- I want the classic start menu
-I dont want the apps on my desktop, i find them annoying, i want to have the normal desktop with a picture
-actually it does not matter if its 8 or 10, i just want the surface of Win7, Win8
i upgraded my old PC from 8 to 10, and it looks awful, it also did lag every now and then
-i have a license of win8 from my old PC

USAFRet · Feb 3, 2019

Leave Win 10 on it, and :

Classic Shell
http://www.classicshell.net/

jojesa · Feb 3, 2019

tzuzu100 :

Windows 8 and Windows 10 have similar interface.
You could just right click each tile and remove them from the start menu.
In case you have tiles on the desktop, maybe it is in tablet mode.
You could perform a Windows 10 clean installation . Lagging could be cause by the upgrade from Windows 8 to 10.
You could keep Windows 10 and have your Windows 7 look by following USAFRet advice.

tzuzu100 · Feb 4, 2019

What exacly is a win10 clean installation?

And this Classic start menu also has a Classic Explorer ?

And does the CPU on my laptop support Win 8.1 at all?

USAFRet · Feb 4, 2019

tzuzu100 :

1. A full wipe and reinstall

2. Unknown. Play with it and see

3. Unknown. What OS did it come with?

tzuzu100 · Feb 4, 2019

cpu? It is AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

jojesa · Feb 4, 2019

tzuzu100 :

A clean Windows installation will wipe everything on the drive and you will have a brand new like experience. Sometimes even better than new experience, since manufactures install a lot of apps (sometimes they constantly run in the background) you might not even use and those will also be deleted.
You will create a Windows 10 installation media using a blank USB flash drive with at least 8GB capacity .
ou could create a Windows 10 installation by downloading and running the media creation tool from Microsoft website.

Insert the USB flash drive of at least 8GB capacity.
Select "Create installation media for another PC"
Select Language, Edition and Architecture that matches that of your PC.
Select USB flash drive and after clicking Next, it will download and created the Windows 10 installation media.
Boot from it, and select Custom install, and delete all partitions on the disk.
Click next to install Windows.

tzuzu100 :

Yes, Classic Shell also has Classic Explorer

tzuzu100 :

It might, but to avoid headaches, I suggest you go With Windows 10

USAFRet · Feb 4, 2019

tzuzu100 :

How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10

Scottray · Feb 4, 2019

Back to your original post. It's probably not worth the hassle of trying to install Windows 8 on your new Windows 10 laptop. Driver and chipset incompatibility issues are 2 of the key concerns. All of the issues with Windows 10 you stated are cosmetic. There are lots of guides on the web to make Windows 10 look and act a lot like Windows 7. Just search for "make windows 10 look like windows 7". Here's a couple: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-make-windows-10-look-like-windows-7/ and https://www.howtogeek.com/277448/how-to-make-windows-10-look-and-act-more-like-windows-7/

tzuzu100 · Feb 4, 2019

Thanks @all.

Is this how Windows live mail looks in Win10? The icon with the Nr 6 - Or is it another program?
I need WLM in Win10 too
http://

jojesa · Feb 4, 2019

Yes, that's the new Windows Mail, did you try it to see if you like and if it fulfill your needs?
To get Windows live mail, you need to install Windows Live 2012 and during setup just select Windows Mail.
Windows Live Mail 2012 will no longer work (synchronize emails, contacts, and calendar events) from email accounts powered by Outlook.com. ending in @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com.

tzuzu100 · Feb 5, 2019

I have WLM on my old Laptop, but its with the old icon, and I still can synchronize emails with outlook.com etc...

Does it not synchronize emails with Win 10 then?

jojesa · Feb 5, 2019

tzuzu100 :

What's the version of WLM you have in the old laptop?
According to Microsoft, they stopped syncing WLM with email accounts ending in @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com. It does not matter the OS.
It still works for other email clients.
See article here

tzuzu100 :

Windows 10 Mail app works with any POP/IMAP email client (Google, Yahoo, iCloud, Exchange, Outlook.com ).

tzuzu100 · Feb 5, 2019

I did read this too, that it will not synchronize emails anymore, but it does.
You can set "allow other apps for synchronize emails" on the outlook.com emails settings page
I have WLM 2012 Build 16.4.3528.0331

jojesa · Feb 5, 2019

tzuzu100 :

If you are happy with WLM 2012, then you could install it on the Windows 10 laptop.
If you cannot find the installation file, then PM me and I will provide it for you.

tzuzu100 · Feb 5, 2019

I have it, but I wanted the new WLM. Is it already implemented in Win10 or do I have to download it?

jojesa · Feb 5, 2019

tzuzu100 :

Windows 10 has its own built-in Mail app and you don't need to download it.
There isn't a new WLM available since 2012. In case you find one online is fake and could be malware.

tzuzu100 · Mar 7, 2019

i downloaded classic shell, but now i found this
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4vw21h/massive_psa_do_not_download_classic_shell_read/

is it safe or not?

USAFRet · Mar 7, 2019

tzuzu100 said:
i downloaded classic shell, but now i found this
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4vw21h/massive_psa_do_not_download_classic_shell_read/

is it safe or not?

That refers to where you download it from.
"Classic Shell itself wasn't compromised. FossHub was and some download links were replaced by another program, not signed, that do only one thing: overwrite the MBR "

Look here:

Classic Shell

Download Classic Shell for free. Start menu and Windows enhancement software. Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Vista like a classic start menu, toolbar for Explorer and others. Note: The software available here is not the latest version.

sourceforge.net

tzuzu100 · Mar 8, 2019

I downloadad it from the classic shell website, is the site safe?

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