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29 August 2023  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
Learn how to easily uninstall Windows 8 with effective solutions, while also safeguarding your data through proper backup steps to prevent any accidental loss.



Table of contents

table iconI. What is Windows 8, and how to back up data before uninstalling the system?
table iconII. Introduction to Several Methods of Uninstalling Windows 8
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I. What is Windows 8, and how to back up data before uninstalling the system?

1. About Windows 8 system

Windows 8, an operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), is mainly used in devices such as computers and tablets, and was released on October 26, 2012. After that, Microsoft announced that it would stop supporting Windows 8 security updates on January 12, 2016.
Therefore, if you are still using the Windows 8 system, for the sake of safety, it is recommended that you uninstall the Windows 8 system as soon as possible and upgrade to the latest version of the system. But before operation, it is recommended that you back up your data with a professional data backup tool to prevent data loss during the process of uninstalling the system. Here I recommend a professional backup and restore software to everyone—— Renee Becca , the following is a detailed function introduction and operation method, let’s go to understand it together.

2. Use Renee Becca to backup data

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 the leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to supporting system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your needs. need.
Renee Becca - Reliable Data Backup & Restore Software

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Fullfill different backup needs Supports system backup, disk / partition backup, file backup and disk clone.

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Highly compatible Supports various files and storage devices.

Quick Backup files at up to 3,000MB/min.

Fullfill different backup needs Backup for disk, partition and system. Save disk space by backing up incremental /differential data.

Highly compatible Supports various files and storage devices.

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How to backup data with Renee Becca?
Backing up data with Renee Becca is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, and select the (File Backup) option in the main interface (Backup) column.
Select Hard Drive/Partition Backup Options
Step 2: Next, select all the files that need to be backed up in (source file (device)), and select the hard disk partition to store the backup data in (destination).
Select hard disk backup device
In addition, in (task plan), you can make a daily/weekly/monthly automatic backup plan and click (confirm) to enable the automatic backup function.
File Backup Automatic Backup Schedule
In (Backup Scheme)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable 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 diff mode.
file backup 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.

Step 3: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the backup file command according to your settings, and you can see the progress of all backup tasks on the task bar. After the backup is complete, you can click the (Restore) button to restore the files to the specified hard disk when necessary.
Check the file backup progress on the taskbar
Step 4: Then select the location where the files are to be restored, and click the (Restore) button.
File Restore Select the location to restore
Kind tips In addition to file backup, Renee Becca’s hard disk/partition backup and system backup are also particularly useful functions. Hard disk/partition backup can quickly back up the entire hard disk or partition without missing any files; andsystem backup The current system version can be backed up to another hard disk, which is especially suitable for operation before the system update. If there are many problems with the updated system version, you can use the system backup to restore to the previous system version.

II. Introduction to Several Methods of Uninstalling Windows 8

After uninstalling Windows 8, the computer needs to choose another operating system to continue using. Many users will choose to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 10 or downgrade to Windows 7. When the upgrade or downgrade is successful, it means that the Windows 8 system has been successfully uninstalled.

1. Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 10

It is not difficult to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 10. We can use the Windows 10 installation file on Microsoft’s official website to directly upgrade the system. The specific steps are as follows:
First we have to download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool from Microsoft’s official website. The tool will automatically download the installation files for the latest version of Windows 10 from Microsoft’s website. Download address: https://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/software-download/windows10
After opening the web page, click the (Download Tool Now) button to download the Media Creation Tool (MediaCreationTool.exe). After the download is complete, please follow the steps below to upgrade. Tips: If Windows 8 is activated, there is a great possibility that you can directly upgrade to Windows 10 for free, but in some cases you need to re-enter the serial number.
Download Windows 10 Media Tools
After downloading the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, you can proceed to the following installation steps.

Step 1: Double-click the downloaded Windows 10 Media Creation Tool file (MediaCreationTool.exe), and after entering the Windows 10 installer interface, select (Upgrade this computer now).

Upgrade this PC now
Step 2: Then it will start to download the Windows 10 system, which will take a long time, please keep the computer connected to the Internet. If the License Terms screen appears, click (Accept). When prompted “Ready to install”, you can click (Change what you want to keep) to make changes. If you don’t need to change, just click (Install) in the lower right corner.
ready to install
Step 3: Next, we can choose what to keep according to our needs, here select (keep personal files, applications and Windows settings), and then click (next).
Choose what to keep
Step 4: After the upgrade is completed, you will enter the Windows 10 system setting interface, and you can set it according to the prompts.

2. Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7

You can also use the method of downgrading Windows 8 to Windows 7 to achieve the purpose of uninstalling Windows 8. However, since Microsoft does not support directly downgrading Windows 8 to Windows 7, it is recommended that you use the method of reinstalling the Windows 7 system. If you want to know how to install Windows 7 system using a USB flash drive, you can click here to view the specific graphic steps.
It should be noted that Microsoft has announced that it will stop supporting Windows 7 security updates on January 14, 2020. Therefore, from the perspective of security, it is recommended that you give priority to the method of upgrading the system to Windows 10.