The FAQ poses this question: “Can I go back to Windows 10 after I upgrade if I don’t like Windows 11?” The official answer is: “Yes. Fortunately, you can try the final version of Windows 11 before you commit-and we’re not talking about signing up for the Insider beta program.Īccording to a Microsoft FAQ that the company is circulating among its PC customers (here’s a PDF of the FAQ from PC vendor MSI’s site) you’ll have 10 days after download Windows 11 to try it out, then roll back to Windows 10 if you wish. Also learn how to extend the time period to uninstall a Windows 10 upgrade.This all assumes that you’ll want to use Windows 11 when it rolls out. This post will show you how to go back to an earlier build of Windows 10. This should work – but I cannot guarantee that it will, since I have not tried it! Let us know if this works for you or not. But then you will have to backup your latest data before you carry out the rollback operation. If you do feel the need, you should now be able to rollback even after 30 days. If you wish, you may also backup these 3 folders to an external drive with their original names. If you decide to rollback after 10 days, rename these folders back to their original names and visit Settings > Update & Security > Recovery to Go back to Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. When you do this, Windows 10 will not be able to delete these folders as you will have changed their names. What you can do is rename these folders, as soon as you upgrade, and definitely before the 10 day period. UPDATE: In Windows 10 Anniversary Update v1607 and later, the rollback period has been reduced from 30 days to 10 days. After 10 days, you may not see the option to Rollback in the Settings app or you may receive a message We’re sorry, but you can’t go back. After 10 days, Windows 10 automatically deletes these folders during Automatic Maintenance. These $Windows.~BT, $Windows.~WS and Windows.old folders are required by the system to perform the rollback operation. To see them, open Folder Options, and set Windows to show hidden and operating system files and folders. Let us see how.Īfter you upgrade to Windows 10 you may notice two folders on your System or C Drive named $Windows.~BT and $Windows.~WS. These folders are hidden and are created by Windows, during the upgrade process. But if you use this trick, you should be able to roll back Windows 10 to your previous version, even after the 10-day limit.
If you upgraded to Windows 10, from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7, the new operating system allows you to rollback Windows 10 to your previous version, provided you carry out the rollback operation within 30 days (now 10 days).
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