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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Downgrading Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to Windows 7 Professional x64 or Ultimate x64
Is it possible to downgrade Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to a Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate x64 installation? Can this be done without doing a clean install?
I am aware that a different license is required ...
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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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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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Ubuntu Linux - Can i downgrade my kernel?
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 however I noticed a large rise in power consumption when idle and alot more when doing light work. After reading online I found out this is a kernel thing so I was ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Windows 10 Downgrade apps may be removed
I need to downgrade a laptop that upgraded itself from 8.1 to Windows 10 over the weekend. My only issue is that before I do this I need to know what apps I may have to reinstall. I have not installed ...
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How can I understand what happens to my laptop?
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which was recently upgraded to 14.04.03. With that upgrade came a new kernel (i.e. 3.11.0-18-generic) that breaks my X server. If I select a previous kernel version (i.e. ...
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Downgrade Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center to Windows 8.1 Pro
I built my own computer, and bought a copy of Windows 8 Pro about a year ago. Entered my product key and everything during setup, went smoothly. When Windows 8.1 came out I upgraded through the ...
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After debian downgrade all packages are in local or obsolete
I have weird problem: because, after downgrading from Debian jessie (testing) to wheezy (stable) - by changing sources.lost.
Apt-get don't want to downgrade packages, but they are in Installed (local ...
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yum update and downgrade packages
I have two bundles: bundle 7.5.0.0.0.14 and bundle 7.5.0.0.0.11
Each one contains a bunch of .rpms, with dependencies.
bundle 7.5.0.0.0.14 is an updated version of bundle 7.5.0.0.0.11,
except for ...
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I am trying to downgrade my HP envy 8 1414 from Windows 8 to Windows 7 and need the sata controller driver
I have downloaded several drivers and extracted the files, but none seem to be working for me. I have seen a couple of posts about this, but I keep running into the wall. Any help would be appreciated....
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How to downgrade Windows 7 to XP?
I have a small laptop with Windows 7 64-bit installed (no CD ROM drive). I have the installation files of Windows XP on a USB flash drive but it's not bootable. I want to remove Windows 7 completely ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 8.1 downgrade is not working
A while back I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 because it worked fine on my desktop. From the get go I realized that wasn't a good idea. My laptop has run significantly slower ever since, and every '...
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Installing Windows 7 Home on an existing Windows Professional
I leave my workplace soon, and I have the opportunity to buy my computer. Whether it is a good idea or not, that's up to me, but what I am interested in is to keep my data, softwares, preferences, etc....
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downgrade new laptop to windows 7 using clean install
I bought a new Medion laptop with Windows 10 already installed. For many compelling reasons I don't like win10. I tried to install win7. First I had to modify my ISO USB stick to include a driver for ...
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After downgrading Windows 10 to the previous build, can I return to the newer one?
I've downgraded Windows trying to fix the problem with the start menu, but it made it even worse (previously the menu just didn't open, now it still doesn't plus I get error prompt)
The problem is ...
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After a good 4 months of W10, it has just started to restore to previous version. Why?
So I have been happily using W10 Home on my laptop for around 4 months and today I simply started it up, to find out a very warm christmasy welcome message saying "Restoring Windows to previous ...
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Windows 10 revert to Win8 to reset key activation
I am currently in a computer crisis. I just updated my PC to Windows 10. The problem occurred during the activation of the Windows 10 Pro and Family key. Microsoft Support tells me what are blocked ...
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Downgrade Windows 8.1 Enterprise to Professional
How I can downgrade Windows 8.1 Enterprise to Professional?
If I downgrade my Windows succesful can I Update to Windows 10 normally?
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Rollback Kernel Ubuntu 14.04.2
I have looked at many answers on here but no matter what it doesn't seem to work.
Fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04.2, trying to install an older kernel. I only have SSH access no GUI etc.
What i have ...
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restore rpm to default installed version on RHEL
Is there a way to restore one single package back to the original version shipped with the RHEL OS?
A YUM downgrade just downgrades the package to the previous version located on the repository and ...
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How do I uninstall IE 10 and get back IE 9?
I recently installed IE 10 on Windows 7. The initial install was smooth and all looked good, until I opened a website (cnn.com) and got a blank screen. So I decided that the pre-release was not ready, ...
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Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 8. Then downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7
Is it possible to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 8 and then downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7?
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Why There Is Limited BIOS Revisions Displayed For My Laptop's Model?
There are actually many BIOS revisions available for my laptop's model - from A04 to A08 and then from A12 to A14 (latest to date). Albeit when signing in to DELL's website and navigating to download ...
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downgrade the system
I have some business to downgrade the kernel in Ubuntu 9.10.
I downgraded from kernel 2.6.31-14 to 2.6.26.8. Then
I got the following error in my boot process :
warning: unable to find a suitable ...
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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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Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7 from System Image
Recently i upgraded my laptop to Windows 8 from Windows 7. I am not happy with the performance of windows 8 and I want to downgrade it to windows 7.
I have a Windows Image Backup in my D:\ Drive and ...
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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 ...
