Need to downgrade Windows

[MrInferno]

I need to downgrade to windows 7 again because some of my drivers are only supported up to windows 7, I don't want to bother with compatibility issues on 10. It shouldn't be any trouble but here is the thing. I can't really afford to redownload all my games because I do not have unlimited internet. Is there any possible way for me to keep my apps/games and downgrade to windows 7? Is all hope lost? (Upgrading to 10 was the worst decision ever, also for some reason there is no downgrade option in windows 10 recovery menu) I have my windows 7 disc if that helps.

 

[royalcrown]

Are most of your games on Steam by any chance ? You can just keep your steam folder if they are and it'll only re download a small bit vs the whole thing. I did this on the advice of someone else recently and it worked good.

Here is an article from Steam detailing exactly what to keep / do.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

 

[Skipping-Bear]

in windows 10 go into your pc settings then go to update & security then click on recovery then you will find downgrade your pc if you upgraded to 10 from 7 then you will be able to downgrade to 7 but if you upgraded from 8.1 then you will only be able to downgrade to 8.1

 

[MrInferno]

Are most of your games on Steam by any chance ? You can just keep your steam folder if they are and it'll only re download a small bit vs the whole thing. I did this on the advice of someone else recently and it worked good.

Here is an article from Steam detailing exactly what to keep / do.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

I only have 3 games on steam, I have about 16 others that aren't 🙁. Do you think I can just pass them over to a different drive then bring them back? By that I mean putting them exactly where they were (in programfiles etc) but they just won't be installed by in programs list.

Also replying to Skipping-Bear: I don't have a revert option in the recovery menu. Only reset and advanced startup.

 

[royalcrown]

Some games can be moved by simply moving the folders and still work, some can't because of missing registry information or other files they stash somewhere.

Are most of your games on Steam by any chance ? You can just keep your steam folder if they are and it'll only re download a small bit vs the whole thing. I did this on the advice of someone else recently and it worked good.

Here is an article from Steam detailing exactly what to keep / do.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

I only have 3 games on steam, I have about 16 others that aren't 🙁. Do you think I can just pass them over to a different drive then bring them back? By that I mean putting them exactly where they were (in programfiles etc) but they just won't be installed by in programs list.

Also replying to Skipping-Bear: I don't have a revert option in the recovery menu. Only reset and advanced startup.

 

[MrInferno]

Some games can be moved by simply moving the folders and still work, some can't because of missing registry information or other files they stash somewhere.

Are most of your games on Steam by any chance ? You can just keep your steam folder if they are and it'll only re download a small bit vs the whole thing. I did this on the advice of someone else recently and it worked good.

Here is an article from Steam detailing exactly what to keep / do.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

I only have 3 games on steam, I have about 16 others that aren't 🙁. Do you think I can just pass them over to a different drive then bring them back? By that I mean putting them exactly where they were (in programfiles etc) but they just won't be installed by in programs list.

Also replying to Skipping-Bear: I don't have a revert option in the recovery menu. Only reset and advanced startup.

I will have to chance it because the automatic 10 updates and driver incompatibility are driving my pc insane. Hopefully all goes well.