Rolling Back From Windows 10 To Your Older OS Appears Problematic

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You accepted a free update. You got it. Now they might think that since you took the software for free, and they can run ads to recover the fee they did not get from you for that upgrade. And they will say that ads cost you nothing.

I hate ads myself. I run AdBlocker on every single site. I know what I want because I research what is out there. I do not need ads to tell me what to buy. But if Microsoft wants to run ads on my OS, I will refuse to run that version of the OS.
 
never heard of a product called 'Yeah. Sure'. where were these sneaky advertisements located in your OS?

 
sounds like your tinfoil hat is tuned wrong. there are no bugs with RTM version that I have encountered. no drivers that needed updating, but hardware drivers are already out there to improve performance. improved over Windows 7\8.1, not just improved since the tech preview.
all of my programs, games, files run just as well or better than on 8.1. plus my 3DMark scores went up.
how about you give some real life explanation of what you dislike about 10 so much instead of just linking other people's ideas. plus, if you read that Mozilla "letter" article here you will see the pages following about how stupid it was of Mozilla and what they said didn't make sense.
losing your serials after a month? where the hell did you get that from? 10 generates a new serial dependent on the hardware you are running. if you install your earlier OS again on another system or partition the included serials will still activate that version.
if the Insider Program is such a hoax why were you participating?
Update screwing up your system because of "secret background" downloads? what exactly would Microsoft be doing that's so shady that wasn't done with other versions? did you investigate every single Windows Update that was released with all the past versions of Windows? if not, then you were doing exactly what is being done automatically by Update in Windows 10. besides that a third party firewall could block that connection if you really don't want updates.
 


why would this comment get down votes? trolls just rampaging through down voting anything not stating how horribly evil Windows 10 is? you guys need to get a life and get over it. 10 is better. if you don't like it no one is making you use it, no matter what your tin foil hats broadcast to you.
 


Just look at these forums to see how wrong you are.
 


Sure. Free OS, then put ads on it. I'm saying I'd rather have the option to pay and have no ads, and no advertising id associated with my OS.

Some people will have to pay for this OS at some point. Are their copies going to be ad free?
 


As opposed to trolling through and trying to invalidate and deny any problems at all with Windows 10?
 




I doubt it. Just more money. If I meet someone soon that bought Windows 10, I'll ask them.
 


Yeah, they're obviously just trying to double dip. They think people are so accustomed to ads that they'll just let them slide in paid software now, too. I hope they're wrong.
 


Why, whatever do you mean? You don't find ads or advertisements interesting and informative? How is the average consumer supposed to know where to spend the money they don't have?
 
Research. We have the best research system in the world right at our fingertips. Thanks to the technology we use, and Google. You can find out info on almost anything anymore.

I hate ads. I do not need to be told what to buy. And every time I want to buy something that I have not purchased before, I hop on my computer and spend a few hours researching what is available and will work best for me at the price I am willing to pay. It only costs time, and most of us have a few hours to do it.
 
show some evidence of my supposed trolling jackass. every statement i made has user-based fact and every question is a legit question.

why don't the clowns here trolling how horrible Windows is actually answer the questions?
because they don't have a legit answer.

■ someone here raging about how horrible Windows is and how sneaky their advertising plan is, actually post a shot of all these ads popping up in Windows.

i have read these forums and I don't see anyone with any evidence about all the supposed advertisements you guys are crying about. if it's ads in your browser, get added plug-in security like you had to do in any version of Windows to block all the garbage.
I haven't seen one example posted here about any "ads" or experienced any in my own Windows 10 installation. my msn email address i use to log in to Windows gets the same couple "junk" emails a week it always has, firefox has all ads blocked, edge gets no extra pop-ups.

talking about upgrading is going to bring hell-on-earth into your PC in the form of advertisements you guys sound like a bunch of religious nuts crying that cursing or having sex out of marriage is going to make the apocalypse come.
 
I upgraded to Windows 10 a week ago (August 13, 2015). I did the ''rollback'' to Windows 7 the same day. Now my license is invalid. No way to contact Microsoft other than have them call me back yesterday evening (a full week after seeking help). They could not help me because I misplaced my _legal_ retail DVD installer. They say the Key in my computer's registry is ''blocked'' and they cannot unblock it. They admitted that the key in the registry is not always the same as the key on the disc (even though I originally used the key on the disc to validate the Windows 7 installation in the first place). Again, they (a supervisor) admitted it is not uncommon to have a _different_ key in the registry after validation with the retail key. They told me if I find the install DVD, and the key is different than what is in my registry, they ''may'' be able to re-validate that keycode if it is declined by their auto-validate system. // In short, the Windows 10 update trashed my Windows 7 validation, and now because I cannot find the retail disc with the key on it, I am screwed. // Note: This was an older Gateway all-in-one computer. Ironically, my other _newer_ Gateway all-in-one (2 years old) failed to update to Windows 10. After reboot, it said ''resetting back...'' and after it finished I had Windows 7 back, but now that computer has a trashed Windows Updater (all updates now fail to install). I followed all advice by Microsoft (and later also tried ''fixes'' found at various forums), including the Microsoft update ''fixer'' and ''re-installer.'' Nada, nada, nada.... // NOTE: Granted, it is my problem that I cannot find the installation DVD with the key, but the fact remains that I had a computer with a valid key code that had been acknowleged by Microsft as ''genuine'' for the past 3 years, and after upgrading to Windows 10, and then deciding to ''rollback'' to Windows 7, my validation was trashed. These are facts, regardless of my current inability to locate my retail DVD and key code.
 

you have an odd problem that may be the PC OEM vendor's fault for having a system with built-in keys and then somehow installing an OS using a different one. there is a reason OEM devices are setup this way, with built-in keys. it's to avoid people having this type problem you speak of. did you purchase this system from someone or from an actual vendor?

i upgraded my 8.1 install to 10, which generates it's own key not dependent on your existing OS's, and then reinstalled 8.1 as dual-boot. my old 8.1 serial still worked and activated fine. been no problem whatsoever.
 
Download Belarc Advisor and run it. After it is done, it will open a tab on your web browser, and over on the left side you will see Software Licenses. Click on that, and it will jump down to that section. Your Windows 8.1 key might still be in your system, and will be shown to you if it is.
 
I had upgraded one of my desktops to windows 10,but I reverted to windows 7,SP1. then I formatted the drive, and installed a different copy of the program.
I do agree with mr. allen, as I was thinking the same in re. to Microsoft keeping a record of what your old operating system keys were.,as wellas your computer's ID.
But isn't the situation similar to like when, when a business entity, advertises an improved gadget,etc. and says in the ad ,if you don't like it or are unsatisfied, after 30 or whatever time period, just return it and we'll give back your old unimproved gadget. Microsoft hasn't been giving the consumer the exact truth,in re. to this 'free" upgrade.someone should look into the legality of this new twist on the old "Bait and Switch Sales gimmick" whis is illegal.
 

Shame I can only vote this up once, this answer should be at the top!
 

Shame I can only vote this up once, this answer should be at the top!
 

I was unaware of the difference between an OEM license and the retail license. thank you for your most informative posting. I have copied and printed it out for future reference.Simon chipmunk

 
I tried the upgrade to Win 10 for 1 1/2 days. I was one of those who got stuck in a reboot loop and it wouldn't install from windows updates so had to manually install direct from Microsoft's down-loader. It seemed nice enough, at least better than 8.1, but my audio was distorted and it refused to recognize my dd/cd drive, add to that that Microsoft now sucks up all your computers and activity data and forced updates on you that can crash your system whether you want them or not, I quickly reverted back to Win7. It reverted perfectly and kept all my programs, however it did remove my activation code and tried to tell me it was invalid, I was able to dig up the code after some digging and it does work again. One note though is that it randomly gives me a Bad_Pool_Header notice of the most generic kind but I can find nothing wrong with hardware or connections.
 


I always keep my keys for my computers(I have 7 that I use for my genealogy research).
In my case I had had problems installing the originl windows 7 program. My guru recommended I format the hard drive, and install a different copy of the win7 ,SP1 program.
I am glad that you were able to revert back .

 
one major reason I had to go back, was the wireless adapter was malfunctioning. I contacted NetGear support live chat, and got referred toa tech, who proceeded to try and hard sell me on buying 2 network security programs that ,he said, Microsoft Techs had recommended to him. Needles to say, i have reported them to FTC, and our state consumer fraud division.
 


It should be no surprise to anyone, Microsoft's new direction was first demonstrated with the X-box cloud service, they want to get everyone onto their cloud and information network, where they can control all your data and info. You no longer own your information or games even if you pay for them, they can shut them down, block them or use your data however they want. Sad thing is people are allowing them to get away with it for the sake of 'convenience'. Suckers are born every minute. I don['t know a whole lot about 10 yet, but my guess on the hardware is that they store the info in your CMOS on your system so it will always be there on boot up for Windows to check. There are few consistent Rom storage they can access that are generally universal, video and audio cards vary too much brand to brand.
 


As soon as the one year is up and they figure out the legalise most likely, they will say sure Win 10 was / is free but the service is not, so you will pay a service / subscription fee for access to their cloud and network ect....
 
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