![]() Win 8's underrated "refresh" option will put a clean copy of the operating system in place, leaving your data intact but only reinstalling apps that came bundled on the computer or were obtained through the Windows Store. Should that work, it will allow the most orderly retreat possible. And it's more difficult to roll back through the other usual mechanism in Windows, a system-recovery process.Ī Microsoft frequently-asked-questions page about Win 8.1 explains this in conditional language that should give a reader pause: "If your PC came with Windows 8 you might be able to restore it back to Windows 8 by refreshing your PC." Contrary to what its "point release" number might suggest, 8.1 is not some minor update you can roll back through the Windows Update control panel. Unfortunately, Win 8.1 is also much harder to undo than other operating-system updates. But it's also an operating-system update - meaning that it can get tripped up by hidden software conflicts that don't arise when upgrading individual apps. Q: How do I uninstall Windows 8.1 from my laptop?Ī: I think Windows 8.1 is a pretty good operating-system update.
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