returning laptop to factory OS

[Bailey Olsen]

I was wondering if its posible to return my laptop to windows 7 after updating it to windows 8?

Sometime in the next couple of months I'll be building my first ever gaming computer for a school project and I plan on putting the copy of windows 8 that's on my laptop to my desktop and then return the laptop to windows 7.

So is this possible? The end goal is so I can update them both to windows 10.

 

[USAFRet]

1. How, specifically, did you update it to Win 8/8.1? What exactly did you purchase?

2. During this update, did you wipe out the original manufacturer Factory Restore partition?

 

[Bailey Olsen]

1. I bought the windows 8.1 Full version on a disk

2. I'm presuming I did. I do have the product key still on my laptop though.

 

[USAFRet]

Your Windows 8.1 can absolutely be used on a new PC.

For your current PC, look into Disk Management. See if the original factory restore partition is there. It might be.
If so....invoke that and return it to new from the store condition.

If it does not exist, and you can still read the original license key on the bottom of the laptop....you can reinstall Win 7 via an ISO here:
http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/

Install and activate via that original license key.

 

[Bailey Olsen]

Thanks so much. The exact answer I was looking for!