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September 6th, 2016 16:00
How can I uninstall windows 10 and replace with windows 8.1
Hi,
Please help! I have had a inspiron 5558 64 bit laptop that is coming up to a year old. When I bought it, it came with a few upgrade to the new windows 10 which I installed as soon as I started it up for the first time. Its always been slow and I am hoping that removing windows 10 and replacing it with windows 8.1 pro will help as this was the system the laptop was designed to run.
So first question is... will it help?
Second question... How do I do this? I know I need to back up my laptop. I have an external hard drive for this. I have bought windows 8.1 online and a link has been emailed through to me with a product key. However I keep hearing something about having to reinstall drivers.... but I don't have a cd for the laptop, and don't remember if it came with one.
Any help or links to step by steps would be seriously appreciated, Dell official support have been useless and have tried charging me a bomb for a) doing it, b) for windows 8 and c) for a disk with operating systems or something on them??
Thanks in advance :)
DELL-Jesse L
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September 12th, 2016 07:00
ELLENHUMPH123,
There are many users that have been complaining about their Windows 10 systems being slow or lagging. You can surely reinstall Windows 8/8.1 back on your computer and some information is linked below to help you get it installed.
The information below has helped users with their Windows 10 slowness issues. You can change the settings by following the information to see if it will help Windows 10.
If you’re noticing Windows 10 running very slow, try changing the Initial Size and Maximum Size to the Recommended File Size for both.
– Open up Control panel
– Type in “Performance” into the search field
– Click “Adjust the appearance and performance of windows”
(or Right-Click on My PC and select Properties)
– Open Advanced tab and click “change” button
– First uncheck “automatically manage paging file size for all drives”
– Then highlight drive your system is installed on
– Select “Custom size” (as shown on picture)
– Set Initial Size and Max Size to the value recommended by windows
– Click “Set” and OK
– Restart your PC
Below is the information to reinstall Windows 8 if the above information did not help the slowness. Click the links below to help you get Windows 8/8.1 installed.
Windows 8 Support Information
Inspiron 5558 Drivers,Downloads and Manuals
Drivers Help and Tutorials-Drivers Install Order
Mary G
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September 15th, 2016 13:00
support.microsoft.com/.../windows-create-installation-media
Download the iso file for the version that came on the computer and do a clean install. Your key is embedded so skip entering it at the beginning of the installation by selecting I don't have a key. Just Activate windows 8 afterwards.
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November 29th, 2021 01:00
Can we instead choose the keep apps and programs option?