Stuck on a downgrade bootloop

Question

So I’ve recently upgraded to windows 11 but a few of my apps weren’t compatible with it so I decided to downgrade. But as it was downgrading it got stuck in a loop and keeps giving me the blue screen of death and restarting the boot loop. Any help?

Answer 1

If you cannot access the Recovery Environment, then you will need to create a bootable Windows 10 USB on another working PC and boot your PC from that, then rather than installing Windows 10, select ‘Repair this Computer’ that will give you access to the Recovery Environment from there

In the recovery Environment on the USB, try each recover option on the USB.

Click this link:

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

to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool

Then, Boot your PC from the Installation Media you just created (change Boot Order in your BIOS)

Answer 2

Hi James,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

1

Do you have a backup of your personal files, in case that process is unrecoverable?

2

Can you break out of that loop by forcing your PC into the recovery environment?

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt... etc.