Questions tagged [downgrade]
Downgrading is replacing hardware or software with older or less capable versions or equivalents. Going from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, for example, would be a downgrade. It is the opposite of [upgrade].
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Ubuntu Server 13.10: How to downgrade kernel
Ubuntu Server 13.10 appears to be very unstable, I got random crashes of the system with no apparent reason and nothing is showing in syslog.
This is screenshot from the console when the crash ...
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Pycharm community: how to revert to previous version (uninstall 3.0.2 patch which breaks Terminal plugin)
Is there a way to undo pycharm patch installtion and downgrade from 3.0.2 to 3.0.0 ?
JetBrains web page under previous versions shows only 2.X branch and it's not clear where to get original 3.0.0 ...
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Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10 (starting from Windows 11)?
Can you downgrade a new computer installed with Windows 11 down to Windows 10?
Clarification:
I am not asking about downgrading after upgrading (like an undo). As I am aware that is possible!
I am ...
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How to revert to the last libc without the .annobin.notes section?
I am working with Intel Pin, and after a system upgrade, I realized it does not work with binaries that have the section .annobin.notes which apparently has been introduced by the people at Red Hat (I ...
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How can I force Thunderbird to use a profile opened with a newer version?
I have recently used a beta of a newer version of Thunderbird, and my existing profile. Now, I want to use the previous, non-beta version with that same profile, but am getting an error message about ...
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Revert from Windows 11 using a Macrium image
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this. My PC bought in March 2022 is showing in Windows 10 Update as 'eligible for Windows 11'. So far I have resisted the temptation, as I have a lot of stuff ...
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Is it possible successfully to downgrade HP Pavilion 14-dv2003nl from Windows 11 to Windows 10?
I am buying the notebook HP Pavilion 14-dv2003nl who's operating system is Windows 11 Home. I work with STM32CubeIde and it doesn't support Windows 11,therefore I must downgrade this laptop to Windows ...
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Downgrade from Windows 11 Pro oem to Windows 10 ltsc?
Is this possible?
I heard that a downgrade to the corresponding Windows 10 version is okay (e.g. pro -> pro)
How does this work with ltsc?
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Downgrade Windows 10 Education to Home without clean install
I have a Windows 10 laptop that was preinstalled with Windows 10 Home. Because I use this laptop for college, I have a product key for Windows 10 Education for some extra features (like remote desktop)...
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Is it legally allowed to downgrade preinstalled Windows 11 to 10? Is it technically possible anyway?
I need to choose Computers to buy for the company I work for and most of the ones available come with Windows 11 preinstalled.
If I just do a clean Windows 10 install then, will it recognize the ...
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libc6-dbg depends on older version of libc6. Is there way to downgrade?
I'm getting this error that libc6 depends on an older version. Is there a way to downgrade this?
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dbg : Depends: libc6 (= 2.31-13+rpt2+rpi1+...
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Downgrade Mac OSX 12 Monterey to 10.12 Sierra
I bought a refurbished 2015 MacBook so that I could continue using my legacy software, but its SSD came preinstalled with OS 10.14 Monterey. I want to degrade it to 10.12 Sierra. I have a Time Machine ...
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Can I downgrade from the Windows 8.1 preview to Windows 8 if I have an OEM CD?
The internet is full of vague information about how you can downgrade the Windows 8.1 preview to Windows 8, and I kind of want to try it, but only if it's not going to be too inconvenient to uninstall ...
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Is it possible to downgrade .NET Framework from version 4.8 to 4.7.2
I need to downgrade .net framework from 4.8 to 4.7.2 in order to test some software. I've read in forums like this one that .net framework is a feature now in Windows server 2008 r2. That said can ...
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Can I tell if a Windows 7 machine is licensed for Windows 10?
I have serveral Windows 7 machines I need to dispose of, some of these machines were brought with Windows 10 Pro pre installed. Someone then decided to downgrade these machines to Windows 7 and not ...
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Downgrade Windows 7 Ultimate to Home Premium without a clean install
Currently I've got an installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I would like to downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium x64 without a clean install. I've got a (legal) retail disc and tried the following ...
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get rid of accidentally installed packages
I seem to have accidentally added the system76 ppa for Pop!_OS to my Ubuntu 20.04 installation. (what is really strange is that I have not realized this...)
In the meanwhile, I have removed the ppa ...
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How can I restore my laptop from Windows 7 to its original Windows Vista recovery partition?
I bought my Acer laptop 4 years ago with Vista Home Premium x86. It has a recovery partition that I have used successfully in the past to format everything and reinstall Windows to factory settings.
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How do I flash an AMI BIOS? Can I do it with a .bin file? (Razer Blade Laptop)
I have a Razer Blade 15" (2019) Advanced that has an AMI (American Megatrends) BIOS that I'm trying to downgrade because of some USB port issues. Downgrades using only Razer's provided BIOS ...
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Why some firmware updates prevent downgrading?
I refer to computer parts or devices like Routers or Motherboards where vendors release newer firmware over a period of time. However, for some upgrades vendors clearly mention that once you upgrade ...
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How to revert to older version of libc6 in Ubuntu?
I installed valgrind which replaced libc6 on my Ubuntu 12.04 system with a sligthly different version, which broke an application on my system. Can I somehow revert to the Ubuntu 5.1 version? If so, ...
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How to downgrade to a specific version of package in linux mint?
I've recently upgraded thunderbird to version 68.2, which broke every single addon I had, so I decided to downgrade to version 60.9, specifically, apt-cache policy thunderbird showed me that a ...
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How to remove Media Center from Windows 8
I bought 2 Windows 8 upgrades, 1 for my PC and 1 for my notebook. I added Windows Media Center to my notebook using the free offer in November (side note: the key was emailed to me within 5 minutes, I ...
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How do I downgrade MinGW GCC to 4.8,4?
I'm starting a C++ course in college, and they asked for all assignments to be compilable on GCC 4.8.4.
I decided to go with MinGW on Windows 10 via Eclipse, but on the "Versions" tab of any given ...
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How to downgrade Python 3 to Python 2?
From my understanding, mysql isn't compatible with Python 3. I've tried several methods on Google to downgrade my version of Python, like run
conda install python=2.7.12
But this didn't work. I ...
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How to make a package upgradeable again after manually installing a specific version?
My aim was to switch from a testing to a stable repository. To do that I removed the testing repo, added the stable repo and then installed a specific version from the stable repository. Unfortunately ...
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How can I know what versions of Windows I can legally use?
Bought an older laptop on the cheap for some light work. Originally it came with Windows XP, the refurbisher put Windows 10 on it. The computer works for what I need it to, but barely (system ...
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Downgrade PHP 7.1.7 to PHP 7.0.6 CentOS 7
Is it possible to downgrade PHP version from 7.1.7 to 7.0.6 on centOS 7?
I've try to run
yum remove php-common php-cli mod-php
then install php with run
yum -y install php70w-pdo php70w-mysqlnd ...
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Is it possible to rollback / downgrade Linux Mint?
I have a box upgrade from Linux 18.3 to 19.1, and it does not display my preferred theme's widgets correctly.
Is there a good way to downgrade the windowing and/or the whole installation back to how ...
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Downgrade PHP 7.3.2 to PHP 5.4 CentOS 7.6 [closed]
How can i Downgrade PHP 7.3.2 to PHP 5.4 on CentOS 7.6?
I've tried this :
service httpd stop
sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php54
sudo yum-config-manager --disable remi-php73
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Can't opt out of Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview
I switched off the Insider Preview about 2 months ago, but I am still getting a message on my desktop that I am running Build 18272.re_prerelease.181026-1425.
How do I revert back to a more stable ...
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Downgrade Windows 10 from recovery partition
I have an Acer laptop with an OEM Windows 8.1 originally installed on it. After upgrading to Windows 10 I would need to do a factory reset. If I go to Disk Management, the recovery partition seems to ...
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Downgrade from Windows 10 to 8.1 without Windows.old folder
I accidentally deleted the Windows.old folder from the Recycle Bin. Now I want to downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 8.1. How can I do that?
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Trying to install windows 7 on a windows 8 computer
I sent my computer off to the geek squad to be repaired, but it was a 'junk out', and thus I received a new one, although, unlike my last one, this computer has Windows 8 installed on it, which I did ...
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Is it possible to downgrade an OEM Windows 8 install to Windows 7?
I recently purchased an ASUS K55A. Like all Windows 8 machines, it come with a UEFI feature called Secure Boot. This basically makes sure that the laptop won't load anything other than the Windows 8 ...
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Will IE9 run on Windows 10?
I need to install IE9 on Windows 10, but cannot. I keep getting a message "Internet Explorer 9 is already installed on this system".
I found an article on how to downgrade from IE10 TO IE9, but it ...
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Can I downgrade OS X Lion via Migration Assisstant?
I've been having a few little annoying issues with Lion that are irking me (choppy mouse, slow startup/shutdown, dead PowerPC apps). Thinking of going back to Snow Leopard, I don't want to have to ...
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Downgrade Linux Minor Version
I ran yum update-minimal at Oracle Linux 7.4 and the version has been upgraded to 7.5 unfortunately. How can I downgrade the version to 7.4? And why "update-minimal" changed the minor version?
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Windows 7 to Windows 10 to Windows 8.1 [duplicate]
Dell Latitude E6430, that originally came with Windows 7 Pro from Dell. COA says "Windows 7 Pro OA". Successfully updated to Windows 10 Pro when the update was available freely. I now have reasons (...
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Preserve new version of GeForce Experience when downgrading NV driver?
I have a GeForce GTX 800M series GPU on my laptop. For whatever reason, I prefer a specific (somewhat old) version of driver, but I also like trying new drivers occasionally.
The problem is, when ...
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Get back my Windows 10 Product Key
My son's machine had Windows 8/8.1 Home and updated to Windows 10. Someone told him to use a random Windows 10 Pro key and he would get Pro for free.
It didn't work obviously and now he see's a "...
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Can’t install IE 10 anymore, after uninstalling IE 11, 10 and 9
For a friend of mine, IE 11 was installed via automatic Windows updates. Unfortunately, the screen reader in use doesn’t support IE 11 (which freezes everytime after starting it), so I wanted to ...
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Windows | Uninstall script | downgrade Firefox
Much like most popular browsers, Firefox wants to stay up-to-date as much as possible. In certain situations upgrading isn't the best option as a lot of stuff will probably not work with newer ...
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Windows 10 Downgrade rights/ OEM eligibility of Microsoft Refurbisher License/ COA & Installation/ Activation of Windows 8.1/ 8, 7 on such machines?
Windows 10 Downgrade rights/ OEM eligibility of Microsoft Refurbisher License/ COA & Installation/ Activation of Windows 8.1/ 8, 7 on such machines?
Found a Registered/ Authorized Refurbisher (...
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Restoring using recovery partition without losing software
I was using Windows 7, later on I moved to Windows 8. I installed some applications after that. I want to revert back to Windows 7. I have a recovery disk in my laptop, but I do not want to lose any ...
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purchase a laptop to recycle windows product key
I need to activate Windows 7 ultimate x64 on my workingstation and I have to buy a product key.
I'm considering opting for a solution with a greater value for money: purchasing a cheap used laptop ...
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Is it possible to transfer a Windows "Home to Pro" licence key to another computer?
My computer came pre-installed with Windows 8 Home, the licence key being baked into the BIOS. I have since upgraded via the Microsoft-offered free channels to Windows 8.1 Home, and now Windows 10 ...
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Windows 10 downgrade option missing, have windows.old directory
In upgrade&security->reccovery, I don't have option to revert back to windows 8.1, but I do have windows.old directory and its contents.
My question is is there anything I can do at this point ...
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Downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7 Pro fails to install USB 3.0 drivers
I'm having issues to downgrade Windows 7 Pro from a preinstalled Win 10 machine. I already did a lot of research but couldn't handle it yet.
The main problem are the USB 3.0 drivers. When I try to ...
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Windows 7 is not genuine after rolling back from Windows 10
A little background story:
I upgraded to Windows 10 while it was free, then rolled back to windows 7 within 30 days for the sole purpose of getting a “digital entitlement”. I didn’t use my PC for ...
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