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    Windows 10-8.1 Return Warning

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by orancanoren, Aug 21, 2015.

  1. orancanoren

    orancanoren Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone,
    I have been using windows 10 for a while now and I wanted to go back to Windows 8.1 for various reasons. I did revert back to Windows 8.1 from some option in Control Panel and now I cannot open some apps (including Alienware Command Center) even if I reinstall them.
     
    orancanoren, Aug 21, 2015
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  2. Hephaestos

    Hephaestos Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the warning, though I am not surprised that going 8.1->10->8.1 creates various issues. It feels like you have to do clean install of 8.1, or maybe go 8.1->10 again, and immediately do clean install of 10.
    I decided to wait a few month (AW13), and go 8.1->10, and then do clean W10 install.BTW, it would probably help if you mention what hardware.
     
    Hephaestos, Aug 23, 2015
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  3. orancanoren

    orancanoren Notebook Consultant

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    I did a clean install of windows 10 and the machine is much smoother now. Bootup times are also much faster. That spinning thing doesn't even show up when I do a cold boot.
     
    orancanoren, Aug 23, 2015
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    That's cool! I also did a clean install on my laptop and it works smoothly. I can't leave these things to the O.S haha.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Aug 27, 2015
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  5. Eurasianman

    Eurasianman Notebook Evangelist

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    No issues here going from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and reverted back to Windows 8.1 through Windows Recovery or whatever it was called.

    Not sure if it matters, but I did a clean install of Windows 8.1 before upgrading to Windows 10.
     
    Eurasianman, Aug 27, 2015
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