Downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10 without Losing Data

After upgrading to Windows 11, I found that the computer is not working properly, or do you still prefer Windows 10? Then you must be wondering if you can roll back from Windows 11 to Windows 10 without losing your data. The answer is of course yes. This article will show you how to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10 within 10 days of upgrade (or after) without losing data.

• How to downgrade to Windows 10 within 10 days after upgrading
• How to return to Windows 10 after 10 days after upgrading
• The final way to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10

How to downgrade to Windows 10 within 10 days after upgrading

Microsoft allows you to roll back to Windows 10 within 10 days after upgrading to Windows 11 without losing data. Of course, the premise is that you did not delete the Windows.old file under the operating system drive.

Step 1: Click the Windows (Start) button on the Windows 11 taskbar and select Settings.

Step 2: In "Settings", select "Windows Update" on the left, and then click "Advanced Options" on the right, "Recover" on the right.

Step 3: The "Back to Windows 10" window opens. Select the reason you want to return to Windows 10 and click Next.

Step 4: The system will ask you whether you want to install the latest update to solve the problem you are facing, click "No, thank you".

Step 5: Take a minute to read the instructions on the screen, then click "Next", and then click "Next".

Step 6: Finally, on the "Thank you for trying Windows 11" page, click "Return to Windows 10". Your computer will restart and start rolling back to Windows 10.

Step 7: Wait patiently for the rollback to complete. This usually takes several minutes. Once done, you will return directly to Windows 10, downgrade is completed without losing data.

How to return to Windows 10 after 10 days after upgrading

You should know that Microsoft does not offer the option to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10 within 10 days of upgrade. So, if you want to return to Windows 10 from Windows 11 after 10 days of upgrade without losing data, you need to back up your Windows 10 before upgrading. You can then restore your Windows 10 backup to your computer for downgrade. To do all this, you only need iSumsoft Cloner software and a USB flash drive.

Download ### Part 1: Backup Windows 10 before upgrading.

Download and install iSumsoft Cloner on your Windows 10 computer. Then, open this software tool and follow the steps below.

Step 1: Install iSumsoft Cloner on your Windows 10 computer. Open the software and select the Backup option at the top.

Step 2: Under "Select the volume to back up", select the operating system drive (usually C:) to install Windows 10.

Step 3: Click the "Select" button to select the path to save the backup. Remember that path and rename the backup if needed.

Step 4: Click the "Start" button in the lower right corner to start backing up your Windows 10.

Step 5: Wait for a while until the backup is successfully completed. You can then go to the backup save path to view the backup.

Part 2: Creating WinPE bootable disk

Before upgrading to Windows 11, you should also create a WinPE bootable disk on your current Windows 10, which you will need to use to roll back to Windows 10 after upgrading.

Step 1: Plug the USB flash drive into your computer and go to "This Computer" to view the USB drive letter.

Step 2: Open iSumsoft Cloner on your computer, click the "Make a boot disk" button in the upper right corner, and then select "Create PE in the current system environment (no PE file)" in the pop-up dialog box.

Step 3: Select your USB flash drive and click "Make" to start making WinPE disk. Then, wait a few minutes until the WinPE disk is successfully created.

Step 4: Once you have the current backup of Windows 10 and WinPE bootable disk, you can start upgrading to Windows 11.

Part 3: Rolling back from Windows 11 to Windows 10 using backup

If you have upgraded to Windows 11 and now want to downgrade or roll back to Windows 10, just restore your backup Windows 10 to your computer. You need to do this in Windows PE.

Step 1: Start your computer in WinPE.

1. Connect the WinPE USB drive you created to your current Windows 11 computer.
2. Start/restart the computer and immediately press and hold the F12 key to enter the startup menu. Then select the USB flash drive as the boot device and your computer will boot from it. See How to boot your computer from a USB drive.

Step 2: Restore Windows 10 backup.

1. After the computer boots to Windows PE, you will see iSumsoft Cloner on the monitor. Select the Recover option at the top.
2. Under "Select recovery target", select the operating system drive running Windows 11.

3. Click the "Select" button and select the Windows 10 backup file you created before upgrading, and then click "Open".

4. Make sure the "Set the target partition as boot disk" box is selected, and then click the "Start" button in the lower right corner to start restoring Windows 10.

5. After the recovery is completed successfully, remove the WinPE disk and restart the computer. This time, your computer will boot to Windows 10 and downgrade will be completed.

The final way to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10

If you have been upgraded to Windows 11 for more than 10 days and you have not backed up your Windows 10 before upgrading, doing a fresh installation of Windows 10 is the last method of downgrading.

All you need to do is create a Windows 10 installation media, boot your computer from Windows 10 media, and then follow the on-screen steps to install Windows 10 on your computer.

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