How To Downgrade Windows 10 To Windows 8.1

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Piperion Giles

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Aug 3, 2024, 10:17:09 AM8/3/24
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Greetings,
I have recently installed Windows insider preview; it is around 20 hours since installation, and it was not working properly so I tried to "Go back", from System>Recovery>Go Back & Restore, but it does not seem to work, so I contacted customer support they told me to do the Reset, but the "Reset" option is also not working, just a loading circle appears and then disappears. I prefer to reset without losing data.

Reset this PC and Go back buttons in Settings > System > Recovery do not function. Reset and roll back can be accessed from the Windows Recovery Environment by selecting System > Recovery > Advanced startup, and pressing Restart now. Once in Windows Recovery, choose Troubleshoot.

The "Go Back" feature is working again as of Build 22000.100. As to other person asking about the windows.old folder. If you delete the windows.old folder you won't be able to revert back to Windows 10 or the previous version of Windows even if it's prior to ten days.

@shade001 I have the same problem here. I hate Windows 11. and want to stop automatic update. Windows is getting worst and making junk hardware and software because Bill Gate is not in control anymore.

@KapilAryaThe thing is I can't go back to windows 10 now it says "this option is no longer available on your pc" which is because it's been more than 10 days. What do you think is there any option I can go back to windows 10 from 11?

I have been in places that are still running windows 7 and even once windows 98. We removed these devices from our network, domain and they had zero access to anything. These systems also became not the departments problem and when issues arose we would have the team running them to reach out to the vendor. Which since most of these vendors did not support, or did not exist they were forced to move to a new platform.

How often do you need vendor support for the app? If the answer is a lot - you might really question why you are using such a poor application? and if you must use it - they have already told you there is a web version - time to move - NOW.

Hallow @Yazan_Otaibi I do change the json file to windows again and it work perfectly like before. But, my concern is I need to convert the compatibility to windows legacy but, it keep showing that error message when I do it by changing the json file

I have a laptop with ryzen 5 3500u, since a few months i upgrade to windows 11, with this upgrade windows update starting to uninstalling me the video drivers of my Vega 8. How you can understand this is a frustrating problem, because i have to upgrade the drivers again and again (if i don't do this, the laptop doesnt work as it should obviously ). How can i stop windows 11 uninstalling me the graphics drivers?.

Another reason to get a possibility to adjust spacings on user's site...
As I read the headline, I hoped to get smaller spacings in note list lines. I'm loosing hope to get a compacter display. ?

I really don't understand this. If I had a workshop which adjusted where all my tools were because somebody else thought they needed to be elsewhere, I'd be rather annoyed. It's the same with Evernote. By all means, introduce a way of changing the line spacing and then let the individuals change if they want - but to automatically introduce it as the default setting and to then have your previous lists/notes shown with this new spacing is awful.

I share similar thoughts. This recent constant change of how my notes look and sometimes function (blue internal links anybody?, press '/' to insert an element?, AI Edit, AI Edit, AI Edit) along with A/B and beta testing on users and sometimes buggy releases has been somewhat of a turn off for me personally.

Thanks Boot17. I suppose my only reprieve will be to use a different program. I fully agree with your words on the beta testing and buggy releases. What I cannot understand is how an organisation can consider it acceptable to change the default view of something and expect that the change is going to be fine with everybody. If there was a work-around - in this case having a line spacing pulldown item/default - then fine. But to just change something without having the ability to revert is rather arrogant.

I do feel that typing the above is an entire waste of time in that it will achieve nothing. I would like to be proven wrong, but I expect that Evernote's ears are closed and that the default line spacing will remain without the ability to change via a dropdown and without a tickbox to allow that setting to be your own default.

You're probably right, but we don't know whether Evernote staff read these forums regularly. They do receive feedback here: feed...@evernote.com. They don't respond meaningfully, but it's not meant to be a conversation starter, only an intake port.

I was wondering what was wrong with my EN installation on windows until I found this thread. Get this on Windows, Android and web now. I am not fine with changing the default view for everybody without any notice to or choice by the user. I sent a note to feed...@evernote.com.

I have the same issue on Mac, and it makes my regular use of long lists much more difficult to use and see my lists. I agree with @landymangk in this thread: if you're going to introduce a meaningful formatting change and make it the default, at least give the user a way to adjust it. I'll have to find a way to downgrade and turn auto-updates off again (I had to do this several years back too when every new update brought new bugs and changes, but I thought those days were behind me. It's sad that Evernote seems to be returning to its old ways again).

I'm afraid that Evernote has done this 'upgrade' imposition too often. I'm still annoyed at the 'Press "/" to insert an element' fiasco. Introduced without the option to remove until enough people complained and then the option to remove appeared. Imagine if enough people in the eyes of Evernote hadn't complained. We'd now be suffering this annoying reminder everytime that we clicked 'enter'. Going back in time, the choice of fonts shrunk to a few - all in the name of keeping things uniform across platforms. ie, a reduction in choice was imposed on us.

I was starting to be on my way out due to the v10 UI Revamp from January/February. The 'Press "/" to insert an element', AI Edit Popup, Files Feature, Green to Blue internal links, increased line spacing and probably more (that I can't remember off the top of my head) just confirmed it for me.

However, I need a stable Evernote to be productive. Probably 90% of my usage is for productivity work and 10% usage is for archive/file storage. I'm sure if those numbers were flipped it might be a different story for me. The constant churn, bugs, and beta and A/B testing on users gives me a feeling of loss of control and unproductiveness and some of the recent changes just aren't for me. I feel like I'm on shaky ground and I keep wondering what is going to change or break next? Maybe it works for their bottom line and they should do what is best for them, but I have to do what is best for me too.

However, I need a stable Evernote to be productive. Probably 90% of my usage is for productivity work and 10% usage is for archive/file storage. I'm sure if those numbers were flipped it might be a different story for me. The constant churn, bugs, and beta and A/B testing on users gives me a feeling of loss of control and unproductiveness and some of the recent changes just aren't for me. I feel like I'm on shaky ground and I keep wondering what is next? Maybe it works for their bottom line and they should do what is best for them, but I gotta do what is best for me too.

I have about 200 notes/projects left in my currently active Evernote account. Still have a lot of old stuff in another EN account (which is already canceled), but maybe I just leave it there as extra backup.

I can buy that at the bottom of a note. But why all the added internal space between lines? More comfy, more ergonomic, blah blah. But quite a number of people are not looking for a cat experience with a note-taking app: something that is comfy and cute to look at it, and completely unresponsive to your wishes. We'd rather have a dog experience: faithful, obedient, loving, and loyal. It may even be homely; but it will go get your sheep when you tell it to.

Maybe some good news here on X. Tagging @janndk to maybe give him some hope that they have a Reliability & Performance team. Time will tell if they live up to their name or if it's just one guy in a basement with a can of Red Bull and some Doritos.

All the fixing of issues and the creation of new features that the Evernote teams may be working on though does not address the issue of "attitude". To write code which changes the appearance of something, and then distribute it as the default setting for everybody - without the option to remove it - that is arrogance. We have had many examples of this over the years from Evernote.

A few weeks ago when the increased line spacing appeared on my screens, I had a monkey on each shoulder. One monkey was shouting that the arrogance-gene within Evernote is strongest while the other monkey was whispering that Evernote will listen to its customers and give them the options. I went with the shouting monkey, left and tansferred my notes to UpNote.

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