Roll Back from Windows 10
By: POSGuys Support - 2/1/2016

Later this year, Microsoft will change the Windows 10 upgrade option to a **Recommended** update.  They're doing this as a method to get everyone who qualifies onto one operating system.  This means, if your update settings are set to install recommended updates (which is the *default* setting for Windows 7 Service Pack 2, Windows 8, and 8.1), ***Windows 10 will get installed automatically***.

For Microsoft, this ensures that there is only one operating system to support, one set of features to develop, and one track of bugs and errors to fix.

For Microsoft, this is a huge change that will help their business greatly.  What about the rest of the world?  What about ***your*** business? As per my previous blog post [Windows 10 -- Should I Upgrade?][1] there are reasons why this might not work great for your business.

I'd like to say now, though, that I don't *hate* Windows 10.  There are some great features available for it.  However, from the vantage point of tech support providing assistance for my customers, this is going to be a bumpy ride.  There are some features that don't *quite* work, yet. Some software isn't compatible.  Some hardware might not operate well or not at all.

So what do you do if you open up your register one morning and see a new screen congratulating you for upgrading to Windows 10?  **Don't panic!**  There's a way back to your familiar operating system.

***The following options only appear on your Windows 10 install for the first 30 days you have it.  Don't hesitate if you want to go back!***
## Step One ##

Press the Windows Key, or click in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.  Type in **Settings**.  That will take you to the following screen.

Click on **Update & Security**

From the left-hand menu, select **Recovery**.  Select ***Go back to Windows...*** for whatever version you previously had installed.  In the picture above, it was 8.1.  Yours could be 7 or 8.

## Step Two ##

Windows 10 will want to know why you're going back to your previous operating system.  You don't have to give them any feedback, unless you truly want to.

Follow the prompts and it will begin the process.  ***This could take a few hours.***

## Step Three ##

If all goes well, your previous operating system should boot up as before and you're back in business!

***Still having issues?  We can help! We support what we sell!***

POSGuys Technical Support 
1-800-903-6571 Ext. 302 
Support@posguys.com

[1]: http://posguys.com/blog/tech-support/article/Windows-10-Upgrade

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