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Installing Windows 10 on a brand-new laptop that has Windows 11 pre-installed

Anonymous
2021-11-15T21:43:46+00:00

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. I need to buy a new laptop, but I waited a few weeks too long and now Windows 11 is pre-installed on most of the laptops I've been considering. Aside from all the issues I've been hearing about with Windows 11, I can't stand the way it looks, and I am very particular about how my OS looks. It takes me hours to customize every tiny detail, appearance & settings of everything when I move to a new laptop. It seems like Windows 11 will be removing a lot of customizability, which is not acceptable to me.

Long story short, if I buy a laptop that comes with Windows 11 pre-installed, is there any way to do a clean install of Windows 10 on it, or will it not be possible because that laptop never had Windows 10 in the first place (I'm assuming)? Thanks in advance if anyone knows!

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  1. John DeV 162.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-11-15T22:18:47+00:00

    Hello Sammy913,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

    Yes, it is possible to do a Clean Installation of Windows 10 on a Windows 11 preinstalled device. After the reinstallation, if it requires you to activate, you need to buy a genuine license of Windows 10.

    Important: Back up your important personal data and files to an external hard drive or USB flash drive.

    Download the Media Creation tool(Click Download tool now). Use the tool to "Create installation media (USB flash drive at least 8GB in size) to install Windows 10". Instructions inside the link. Note: Please make sure to uncheck the "Use the recommended options for this PC box"

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    Please try checking the link below for more details.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-create...

    Insert the USB Installation media into your computer. Please change the boot order in the Bios Settings. Boot your PC from the Installation Media you created.

    Kindly refer to the link below on how to perform a Clean Installation of Windows by Greg Carmack - MVP.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

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