“If Windows 10 is only pre-installed, can I initiate Windows 7 instead? Do I have a choice?”
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Yes, you can install any version of Windows that you'd like, as long as your have the 25 digit "Product Key" required for Microsoft to authorize "Activation" of the OS. Just remember that Windows-7 will someday not be supported by Microsoft while Window-10 still has support. However, If you're not a fan of those stupid Windows-10 "tiles" and wish you could just navigate your new PC as if it had Window-7 installed, then don't even consider abandoning your Windows-10 OS for an older OS. Just use "Classic Shell" which is a free downloadable program. It gives your Windows-10 OS the RETRO look of a Windows-7 start menu in appearance and operation. >>>>>>>>>>> The following Instructions will get you started on making your Windows-10 PC "seem" like it is using the Windows-7 Operating System: .......Using any browser (Edge / Google / Internet Explorer), just type in the URL [ classicshell.net ] to download the FREE 'Classic Shell' program. Click >Download now, and then >Run. Once it's installed, Click >Start >All Programs, then locate and click > 'Classic Shell' . Now click on the selection for "Classic Start Menu Settings" and a window pops up titled "Settings for Classic Start Menu 4.3.0". At the top, click on the check mark box for "Show all settings", then locate and click the tab titled "Start Menu Style" (one of the 14 tabs just below the now checked "Show all Settings"). Three styles appear, but you want to select the last one titled "Windows 7 Style" by clicking the radio button circle next to it. Now, look back to the top for the tab titled "Skin" and click it. Select the Skin Type by opening the "Skin" drop-down menu (with a click of the arrow-down button) and select "Windows Aero" which is the selection most like Windows-7. In the options box below, I like to check the 1st three selections for ....Show user picture, ...Small icons, and ...Large font. Click OK at the bottom. Now when you click on Start, you won't have those silly tiles, because the start menu now looks like a Windows-7 Operating System is in use. >>>>>>>> Your PC is still using the latest (Win-10) OS, but will look, feel, and operate like it has Windows-7 installed. You'll still be able to operate the Start menu as it was intended (for Windows-10, with all those tiles) by clicking >Start, then >"Start Menu (Windows)" at the top of the Windows-7 looking Start Menu, just in case you want to see what you're missing. >>>>>>>> More detailed instructions for keeping your new Windows-10 operating system intact, but appear as if you are using Windows-7 can be found by typing in the following URL { laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-windows-7 }
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