Can I downgrade after upgrading the official version of Windows 10? Enterprise users can downgrade

The vast majority of people are still very positive about Windows 10, this system is expected to be officially released on July 29. From the performance of Windows 8, theoretically, there should be no expectation that the system will be downgraded in the future? (Except Windows 7 users) But this does not mean that OEM partners will not do this.

Larry Velez, chief technology officer and founder of MSP Sinu, who works with both Google and Microsoft, said: "Windows 10 is probably the best operating system Microsoft has ever done, but This does not mean that users will give up Windows 7. "Sinu said that they expect Microsoft not to give up the tradition of providing system downgrade services, so consumer users and business users will hesitate to choose Windows 10.

The news shows that major PC manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, etc., plan to offer users the right to downgrade Windows to a historical version. HP said partners will expect Windows 10 Pro to be downgraded to Windows 8 Pro and Windows 7 Pro. So HP's enterprise users can choose to downgrade.

HP's enterprise users can even choose to purchase Windows 10 PCs first, and then downgrade to Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8 Pro after a while.

After all, Microsoft's support for Windows 7 will continue until 2020, and Windows 8 will wait until January 2023. Velez said: "Some companies need to replace the old hardware, but may not be ready to adopt Windows 10. “

Dell also said that Windows 7 system users will be provided with Windows 7 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro factory installation if needed. Lenovo said that if corporate partners propose downgrades, they will offer ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and ThinkStation systems with Windows 10 Pro licenses, and Windows 7 Pro downgrade services. TopSeller will also have such services.

Data from NetMarketShare, Windows 7 is still the dominant player in the desktop PC market, with a global market share of 61% in the desktop PC space. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are only 15% combined, followed by 1.6% of Windows Vista.

Enterprise users who are planning to purchase Pro Pro licenses do have the flexibility to upgrade and downgrade, but other Windows consumer users, as well as some SMB users, may face some limitations.

In the first year, Microsoft allowed consumer users and some corporate users using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to offer free upgrades to Windows 10. At this time, many people may care, I upgrade to Windows 10 for free, is it possible to downgrade to Windows 8 or Windows 7 without purchasing a new license? Microsoft said that this part of the free upgrade to Windows 10 users will have a month to choose to downgrade to the original old version of the system.