downgrading from windows 10 to windows 8?

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WyattWhiteEagle

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The system is a Acer V5 that came with windows 8 preinstalled. It has no optical drive. The usb ports work and I can get to a command prompt as well as diskpart.

After Windows 10 updates, the system begins to seem unstable and finally boots into startup repair and recovery.

I've made all the changes in the bios and the bootable flashdrive isnt detected by the system as being bootable. I created the bootable on a windows 10 system.

I also have a windows 8.1 installation disk with a good product key.

What are the cmdlets and/or procedures to force boot from the flashdrive?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2957U @ 1.40GHz8.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire E1-532
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2957U @ 1.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer EA50_HW
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 ATA Device
Perhaps try EightForums... would seem more appropriate then here.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
Do you have a recovery parition you can use. It should boot from usb provided its set to the right mode uefi etc and secure boot may block it
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

win 8 32 bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
win 8 32 bit
Agree with Samuria. Factory reset can normally be launched from windows or from BIOS. Backup your data as it will format the drive C: and install windows from an image from Recovery partition.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 HP 64i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000IG - Intel 530
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
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    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Proi7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz(4+4)G DDR3 1600IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
I agree with doing the recovery partition method. This will reset the computer to original factory condition, which would mean a clean, effortless install of Windows 8.

Then, if Windows 8.0 is installed and not 8.1, you can grab the 8.1 upgrade from Microsoft website and get to 8.1.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / W...Haswell4 GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit (VMWare guest)
CPU
Haswell
Memory
4 GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two hard drives, 1TB each: One for Linux, one for my data.
Keyboard
IBM Model M
Antivirus
Sophos (Linux), Trend Micro (Windows)
Browser
Firefox, Opera
Other Info
I use Samba to share my data drive with the other computers at my house and with my guest session in VMWare Workstation Player.
*UPDATE*

Reinstalled windows 10 without updating. Allows access to files on the usb device. Right-clicked "setup.exe" and chose "Run as admin". Everything goes well until I accept Microsoft's "stuff"...LOL

(hey...having a long dragging headache with this so I thought I'd do something to keep me perked about it.) :)

Immediately after accepting, I get the following:

"Windows 8.1 Setup: Something happened, setup has failed to determine supported install devices."

Has this left me with needing to post at the EightForums.com?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2957U @ 1.40GHz8.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire E1-532
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2957U @ 1.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer EA50_HW
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 ATA Device
WyattWhiteEagle said:
Has this left me with needing to post at the EightForums.com?
Click to expand...

If you want Windows 10 on the machine, post at Ten Forums. If you want Windows 8 on the machine, post at Eight Forums.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / W...Haswell4 GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit (VMWare guest)
CPU
Haswell
Memory
4 GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two hard drives, 1TB each: One for Linux, one for my data.
Keyboard
IBM Model M
Antivirus
Sophos (Linux), Trend Micro (Windows)
Browser
Firefox, Opera
Other Info
I use Samba to share my data drive with the other computers at my house and with my guest session in VMWare Workstation Player.
WyattWhiteEagle said:
*UPDATE*

Reinstalled windows 10 without updating. Allows access to files on the usb device. Right-clicked "setup.exe" and chose "Run as admin". Everything goes well until I accept Microsoft's "stuff"...LOL

(hey...having a long dragging headache with this so I thought I'd do something to keep me perked about it.) :)

Immediately after accepting, I get the following:

"Windows 8.1 Setup: Something happened, setup has failed to determine supported install devices."

Has this left me with needing to post at the EightForums.com?
Click to expand...


So are you trying to run the "upgrade" installer for Windows 8 on Windows 10? That's downgrading and the windows upgrade doesn't work like that. You need to clean install 8 or you can upgrade from either Vista or 7. Upgrade is going from a older version to a newer one. Going from 10 to 8 is going from a newer to an older version and won't work.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 ProIntel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz8 gbATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    OS
    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF & Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD blue 1 tb & 500 gb.
    Browser
    FF of course.
    Other Info
    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/9921493.p?skuId=9921493

  • At a glance

    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Minti3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Poweredge T140
    OS
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 750 GB
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
Back to my original post do you have a recovery partition which would simple reset. Post a screenshot from disk management so we can see
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

win 8 32 bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
win 8 32 bit
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