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[–] sorceressofmaths 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yes. A friend couldn't get the wireless stuff working on his tablet after installing 10, so they downgraded it back to 8.

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[–] 9sidestepper2c ago 

I upgraded my Lenovo laptop from Windows 8 to 8.1 over a year ago with little to no problems occurring afterwards (at least not straight away). Won't be upgrading to 10 because of all the reports about users privacy being compromised, although the settings can be changed to supposedly disable things like tracking and targeted advertisements. If you plan on buying a computer in the future you could buy a boxed version of Windows 8.1 whilst copies are still available, I know that 8.1 will receive extended support (security updates) from Microsoft up until 2023. As for Windows 7, certain custom PC vendors such as PC Specialist may still give the option of being able to choose Windows 7 as an installation choice when users decide on what components and software they would like with their customised PC.

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[–] 2cents ago 

I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 if that counts?

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[–] England1 ago 

Due to the hype and excessive spying, I would not even dream of installing win 10. I have win8 now because my manufacturer refuses to make drivers for win xp.

Not that it swould make much difference, the win8 updates do the same spying as win 10.

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[–] S3nnex [S] ago 

Are you doing anything to manage the updates in Win8? or to stop them?

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[–] Sazed 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I did, i didn't have any issues. My files were still there.

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[–] TopShelfPrivilege 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

I've downgraded 27 machines at this point, mostly for older people who didn't like the interface. Out of the 27 I have had 1 go horribly wrong, ended up doing a fresh install of the original OS. All the others were just fine, no data lost, no problems, took about 20-30 minutes each.

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[–] sparkybear 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Yes. New installations go away. You may need to reinstall or delete some registry keys point applications to the wrong location. you may also need to fix your permissions on your main hard drive. Takes a bit of time but nothing too complicated. Just google whatever stops working. If you can't use a shortcut, look for the .exe itself and then look for the fix.

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[–] Slyer01 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I downgraded because the graphics drivers went nuts. Everything was basically the same as it was before. I did not lose anything.

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