Windows 8.1 disappeared completely from system after Win 10 install
11 years ago
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11 years agolast modified: 11 years agoLook in "Settings" > "Update and Security" > "Recovery" .
It should look similar to this except yours will hopefully say "Go back to Windows 8.1"
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By the way, going to "Control Panel" > "System and Security", I too see "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" even on this machine, which was not an upgrade, but a clean install. Definitely no Windows 7 to go back to on this one.
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Comments (25)I didn't have any special problems turning up my Gateway Laptop with W8 a few months back. The biggest problems I had was learning (trial and error) to make one of the W8 tiles a start for Firefox (browser). When this is done the desktop converts to a W7 look. Yea, there's a lto of other "goodies" and I slowly started using them. In spite of the fact that it sometimes facilitates my crashing a dialog via my browser I love the "smart" touch pad. I find it hard using W7 laptop not being able to scroll using two fingers on the touch pad - I guess that's the feature I use the most. The last and only time I was ready to throw out a new notebook, an Acer, was when I couldn't get Vista to set up an network interface (best I can recall, these years later). But as I had purchased it from Walmart I just took it back and said I didn't want it - they refunded my purchase price. I found a demo laptop with XP and purchased it - that was my first Gateway....See Morewin10 and windows defender
Comments (8)I have never had a virus until I started prepping for W10. When I start downloading my software, I got something that locked up my toolbar, safesearch I think and wajam. I did a system restore, then a friend told me it was still in restore and told me how to get rid of it there. Later I picked up a virus with no name, it just had gen in the name with other stuff. It froze my Avast and my PC. I waited a few minutes and I was able to use IE. Downloaded Adware cleaner and that took care of the second one....See Moreadvice, tips? Removing Win10
Comments (19)Just a question... (1) Are your and your husband's account on the same computer, or separate computers? (2) If so, the computer is back to 8.1 now? (3) Your husbands mail opens and works fine? (4) You have the mail shortcut to click, but clicking it results in the app not coming up? ------------------------------------------------------------ Just thoughts, I'm not a tech... Maybe instead of doing get-appxpackage -AllUsers *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage and possibly removing your husband's working mail, you could do get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage to remove only your own? (notice the lack of the AllUsers switch) Don't take my word on that, I may be wrong, wait for someone else, I don't run Windows enough to know my way around. ------------------------------------------------------------- My thought on removing your account, rebooting and adding it again... Might work but I'd probably not be in a hurry to delete my account. Instead, I'd add a second account, switch to it and see if I could get mail working in it. Then I'd make a decision whether to delete the first account or not. That's just me though, and remember, I'm really a Windows user. Just giving you something to consider until someone more qualified comes along. :)...See MoreMany problems after Win10 uninstall
Comments (35)I give up. I'm going to wheedle the money to take this machine to a repair shop. I fail to understand that if you think the user is the problem, PEBCAK, that you would bother to respond. There are too many problems for me to resolve from the Win10 uninstall. The uninstall was recommended by Microsoft Tech Support after he failed to help me fix Mail, Calendar, Cortana, People apps during a 2 1/2 Hour phone call. Since last Sept. I've been trying to get this machine to work as it should. I've spent many hours on MS site, looking for articles on other sites that address our problems. My husband and I have spent many hours searching and trying to resolve these problems. 5 months. The last thing we need is snarky comments, snotty opinions and in general, erroneous assumptions. This was always a place for us to come to ask for help. It's not any longer, and the pointless crap is a waste of time when we have spent so much of it trying to fix this ourselves. Many thanks to those of you who asked specific questions and gave good advice and shared your knowledge. You are truly a God send to those of us who need help....See More
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