If you open the Disk Cleanup application, you’ll see just how much space it uses. Obviously, storing every single file from your old Windows installation takes a lot of space. RELATED: 7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows You can also browse the Windows.old folder and restore files from it. RELATED: How to Restore Your Files From the Windows.old Folder After Upgradingĭowngrading is possible because Windows 10 stores your old Windows installation in a folder named “C:\Windows.old” on your PC. You can see this folder in File Explorer, though you shouldn’t attempt to delete it from here. Windows will then restore your previous version, restarting your PC a couple of times along the way. ![]() When you get to the final screen, click the “Go back to Windows 7 (or 8.1)” button to make it happen. ![]() ![]() Next, it will run you through a couple of screens where it asks if you want to try updating Windows 10 instead (to see if it makes anything better), and then reminds you that if you have a password, you’ll need to remember it or disable it while you can.
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