Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. If so, Windows 8.1 will automatically detect it and allow you to reinstall Windows 8.1 without even asking you to enter a key.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. On a Windows 8 PC, you may not have to do this at all-the key may be embedded in your computer's firmware. The sticker may be on the back of your desktop case, on the bottom (or inside the battery compartment) of your laptop, or it may have come on a separate card with your PC. On a Windows 7 PC, examine your PC for a "certificate of authenticity" sticker with a key on it. You'll have to find your PC's product key if you do this. Related: How to Find Your PC’s Windows Product Key So You Can Reinstall Windows Be sure you have backup copies of all your important files from your Windows 10 PC first. You can then boot from it and reinstall Windows 7 or 8.1 fresh, telling it to overwrite the Windows 10 system already on your hard drive. Download the Windows installation media and burn the ISO file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive using Microsoft's Windows USB/DVD download tool. Thankfully, Microsoft now offers easy downloads for Windows 7 and 8.1 ISO files. Related: Where to Download Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 ISOs Legally
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