#Downgrade windows 10 64 bit to 32 bit install#
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Once you have retrieved the key, follow the steps below for activation: Windows Embedded Product Key tool by Neosmartĭesigned for users of Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, our embedded product key tool will retrieve and display the Windows setup product key embedded in the BIOS or EFI.

#Downgrade windows 10 64 bit to 32 bit windows 8.1#

If you didn’t find a sticker, and Windows 8.1 setup did not retrieve your key automatically, here is how you retrieve the product key from the BIOS. Scenario 3: you’re running Windows 8.1 and you couldn’t find the sticker with the product keyĪfter Windows 7, Microsoft stopped giving out product keys written on stickers, and instead opted to have them hard-wired into the computer’s BIOS. This was done to stop piracy, and make installation simpler: the computer identifies the product key without needing any action from the user. You will notice Windows 7 now displays OEM within the Product ID to indicate the product channel it is licensed from. You may confirm Windows 7 activation status by going to the system properties window again. If Windows is successfully activated, you will see the message shown in the screenshot above. You will see an activation screen, similar to this one: The picture below is, again, an example of how it might look like. Type the product key located on the sticker. Congratulations! If you don’t see the OEM letters inside the product ID, keep reading. If you see the letters OEM inside the product ID on your screen then that means that your Windows is already activated. Now, to check the activation status or to enter a key:Īnd here you will see the deadline after which your will have to activate Windows or some of the features will stop working (’23 days to activate’…). On a desktop computer, it is at the top or side of the machine tower or the inside of the removable panel of the system unit (yeah, you might have to open some screws).īelow are example images of how this sticker could look like on your machine:įind the sticker and product key before you continue. This product key sticker can normally be found at the bottom of a laptop, or in the memory or battery compartments. Usually a Product Key is located on the sticker (OEM Certificate of Authenticity) attached to your machine.

#Downgrade windows 10 64 bit to 32 bit install#

In some cases after downgrading from Windows 10 you will be asked for a product key to install or activate Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Scenario 2: Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 is asking for Product Key for installation or activation, and you have the sticker on your computer

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If you are getting activation error 0x8007000D on your Windows 7 PC upon rollback from Windows 10, run the Fix-It program provided by Microsoft for this error and check if it helps. Scenario 1: You’re getting a Windows 7 activation error – 0x8007000D

If you are getting an activation error, here is what you can do. What to do if Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 came pre-installed on your computer before you upgradedĪssuming you’ve reinstalled the same version of Windows 7 or 8.1 that you had before upgrading to 10, then your computer should recognize the OEM Marker in your BIOS (don’t worry if you don’t know what that means) – and you should not be prompted to reactivate.

If you have a boxed copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 and it wasn’t pre-installed on your computer, click here to jump to the relevant section.If Windows 7 or 8.1 was pre-installed on your computer before you upgraded, click here to jump to the relevant section.If that happened to you, read on to resolve this issue. And, eventually, they decided to downgrade or roll back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.Īfter doing so, though, the Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 license reported that it is not activated or not genuine. Maybe Windows 10 wasn’t working well on their PC, or they didn’t like Windows 10, or the applications that they were using were not working well (or at all) on the new operating system.

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But for some people that upgrade didn’t work out so great, and now they’re stuck with “Windows not activated.” That made it very tempting to upgrade your existing version of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 before the offer ends. Windows 10 was offered as a free upgrade.