Brodel Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I have Windows 7 but wouldn't mind activating Windows 10 before the free offer ends. I used to enjoy messing around with computers but these days all that matters is that it works. Are there any problems I should be aware of before upgrading to Windows 10 and then rolling back to 7? In my experience these things are never as simple as they suggest and a fresh install is always better, but I don't want the hassle of doing that if possible. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted July 21, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 21, 2016 All I can say is that rolling back to a previous Insider build is flawless. a couple of apps didn't work for me in a Fast Ring build and I rolled back to the previous one and everything worked again. It should recover your Windows 7 state just fine. Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahid Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I rolled back to Windows 7 after few hiccups with 10, and you need to be quick to decide weather you want 10 or not. Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 21, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Brodel said: I have Windows 7 but wouldn't mind activating Windows 10 before the free offer ends. I used to enjoy messing around with computers but these days all that matters is that it works. Are there any problems I should be aware of before upgrading to Windows 10 and then rolling back to 7? In my experience these things are never as simple as they suggest and a fresh install is always better, but I don't want the hassle of doing that if possible. Thanks You should be fine ... though I would recommend after upgrading just to mess around with 10 for a bit and see if it meets your requirements vs. just upgrading and then rolling back. There is always a chance something could go wrong with rolling back...but this is few and far between. EaseUS also has a program called "System Goback" which might be helpful in alleviating your concerns...basically creates a clone of your current OS for easy "rollback". Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thanks for the quick replies. It looks like it's worth doing then, the system goback app looks really handy too so I'll give that a go as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Honestly I would make a full image then upgrade. Once done just restore that image. And the best thing is that you also end up with a backup as well. Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted July 21, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 21, 2016 Won't restoring an image just enable the nag to upgrade again? You'd be booting to the same exact state before accepting the free offer I'd certainly do an image for a failsafe fallback, but I recommend rolling back to 7 from Windows 10 and see if everything is 'A OK' so you don't end up restoring to Windows 7 that is still asking you to upgrade Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 While what you said is true Steve, after my last experience in doing such a rollback it ended in tears. It was my uncles laptop that got upgraded without his permission. From that point on I just recommended that an image is made and restore from it. Steven P. and Brodel 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 20 minutes ago, Danielx64 said: While what you said is true Steve, after my last experience in doing such a rollback it ended in tears. It was my uncles laptop that got upgraded without his permission. From that point on I just recommended that an image is made and restore from it. Without his permission MikeChipshop and Brodel 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted July 21, 2016 MVC Share Posted July 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Brodel said: I have Windows 7 but wouldn't mind activating Windows 10 before the free offer ends. I used to enjoy messing around with computers but these days all that matters is that it works. Are there any problems I should be aware of before upgrading to Windows 10 and then rolling back to 7? In my experience these things are never as simple as they suggest and a fresh install is always better, but I don't want the hassle of doing that if possible. Thanks Not sure if you have a spare hard drive laying around or not. I have a ton. If you have a spare hard drive, just disconnect your main windows 7 drive. Hook up the spare drive, install windows 10 onto that. Upon first boot to the desktop, check to see if it's activated. If it is, turn the computer off. Disconnect the hard drive and hook your old one back up, DONE! Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneofyourbusiness Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Brodel said: I have Windows 7 but wouldn't mind activating Windows 10 before the free offer ends. I used to enjoy messing around with computers but these days all that matters is that it works. Are there any problems I should be aware of before upgrading to Windows 10 and then rolling back to 7? In my experience these things are never as simple as they suggest and a fresh install is always better, but I don't want the hassle of doing that if possible. Thanks Roll backs are not without issues so an image of your system would be the best method. Unfortunately upgrades can be fraught with issues so I'd highly recommend doing the image, and then a clean install of Windows 10. Then you start with a clean slate which it typically the best way to go to Windows 10. If it doesn't work you still have the image to fallback on. Danielx64 and Brodel 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I've done it on about 10 computers now, never had a single issue. Brodel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ir0nw0lf Subscriber² Posted July 21, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 21, 2016 About 2/20 rollbacks after 7 --> 10 have borked the system. One wouldn't boot back into 7, the other would but had issues. Thankfully had data backups on both so total dump and direct Win 10 install on each worked fine. Best advice: before rolling the OS back, *assume* it won't rollback 100% and prep for that should it happen. Brodel and Danielx64 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) So I backed everything up and upgraded to 10. For some reason it kept on freezing, so I've rolled back to 7 which was pretty painless and seems to be working fine. I'm guessing 10 would work with a fresh install but for whatever reason it didn't like upgrading in my case. At least I now have a key though. Thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 26, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 26, 2016 You may want to wait till after August 2nd and try it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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