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10 August 2023  Amanda J. Brook  Senior Product Manager
 

Summary
Discover practical methods to roll back from Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1, addressing concerns such as software compatibility and network issues.



Table of contents

table iconI. What are Windows 10 and Windows 8? What is the difference between the two?
table iconII. How to return from Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1?
downgrading from windows 10 to windows 8

I. What are Windows 10 and Windows 8? What is the difference between the two?

Windows 10 and Windows 8 are two different versions of operating systems developed by Microsoft Corporation. Windows 10 system is an upgraded version of Windows 8 system. It has greatly improved in terms of ease of use and security. In addition to integrating with new technologies such as cloud services, smart mobile devices, and natural human-computer interaction, it also optimizes and supports hardware such as solid-state drives, biometrics, and high-resolution screens.
In fact, in addition to considering the new functions provided by the official update and optimization, users choose to use different system versions also depends on their own usage habits and operating experience. For users who are not used to using the Windows 10 system, downgrading the system to the desired version is the most straightforward solution. Therefore, the following will teach you how to return Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1 system, hurry up and find out.

II. How to return from Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1?

1. Directly use the Windows system fallback function

Using the Windows system rollback function can quickly roll back the Windows 10 system to the Windows 8/8.1 system, but the limitation of this method is that you need to perform this operation within one month after the system upgrade. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the Windows 10 computer, click the Start menu in the lower left corner, find the (Settings) button and open it (or directly use the shortcut key (Windows+I)). Then click on the (Update and Security) option.
Update and Security Options
Step 2: Next, find the (Recovery) option on the left, and click the (Start) button under “Roll Back to Windows 8.1″ (the system version here is subject to the version before your upgrade) on the right to start executing the system rollback command, and you can easily roll back the Windows 10 system to the Windows 8.1 system.
Return to the previous system

2. Use Renee Becca's system backup and restore function to return the system

No matter how powerful the Windows system is, various problems may occur during daily use, so you can regularly back up the system with the help of professional backup and restoration software. After system backup, whether it is a problem caused by system update, software update, or other computer failure problems, you can restore the system to the state when the system is intact through system backup. If you want to quickly backup and restore Windows system, it is recommended to use Renee Becca to perform system backup and restore operations.
a , What is Renee Becca?
Renee Becca It is a tool specially used for system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It can help you back up and restore important data in your computer, such as programs, system configuration, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, etc. It adopts leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your different needs.
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b , How to use Renee Becca to back up the system?
Backup system with Renee Becca is very simple, the specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, and select the (System Backup) option in the main interface (Backup) column.
system backup
Step 2: Next, select the source file (device) and the destination. The source file (device) generally selects the system partition by default, and the destination can choose the location where you want to save the system backup. In (Backup Scheme), you can choose the appropriate backup scheme mode according to your personal needs. Renee Becca has 5 backup schemes to choose from, namely, version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, incremental mode and differential mode.
Choose a backup plan
Renee Becca has 5 backup plans to choose from:
Version chain mode: Only the latest 5 versions are kept, and useless old versions are automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
Single version mode: Only the most recent version is kept, and the previous version is automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
overall pattern: Create a full backup.
Incremental mode: After the initial full backup, only incremental backups are created.
diff mode: After the initial full backup, only differential backups are created. You can view the difference between incremental backup and differential backup.
In addition, in (task plan), you can set a daily/weekly/monthly automatic backup plan and the time to start the backup, click (OK) to enable the automatic backup function.
Turn on automatic backup
Step 3: After all the settings are completed, click (Backup Now) and wait for the system backup to complete.
system backup
c , How to use Renee Becca to return to the original backup system?
If you want to return to the original system, you can check the following. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run Renee Becca, switch to (task) in the function bar at the top of the interface, and then select the (rescue disk) option.
Create a rescue disk
Step 2: Select the type of rescue disk to be created. Please select according to your disk and computer conditions. After the selection is completed, connect a blank CD or U disk to the computer, and click Select (Next) to create a startup disk.
Create a rescue medium
Steps to create a rescue disk
Step 3: Connect the boot disk (CD/U disk) to the computer you need to return to the original system, and press the shortcut key when turning on the computerenter into BIOS interface, change the boot order to boot from USB/CD. Take the following BIOS interface as an example, if you want to boot from a CD, please select (CD-ROM Drive), if you want to boot from a USB flash drive, please select (Removable Devices).
Change bios startup items
Step 4: After successful startup, select the system backup version you need to restore and the target location to restore in the window. If the previously backed up system is saved on an external hard disk, please connect it to the computer and select it. At the same time, check the (make the target disk bootable) option. Finally, click the (Restore) button to start the system restore (rollback) command.
Start system restore