I just did a roll back from windows 10 to windows 7. I am happy again, I didn't lose any program, file or any document. -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 8:08 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Russell Solowoniuk Subject: RE: removing jaws license
Hi, I think you have 30 days from the date you updated to Windows 10 to roll back to your previous operating system. I'm not sure if Jaws will still be there when you roll back though. If it's not, FS gives you 3 activations of Jaws, so, it depends on how many of those you have used. If you don't have any activations left, you just need to contact FS and they will re-set your count back to 3. If you are interested in rolling back to Windows 7, here are the instructions... How to downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 Introduction So Windows 10 is finally here. You've taken your free upgrade, poked around with the new flat design, Microsoft Edge, Cortana, and the whole shebang - yet something isn't sitting right. Whether you've run into issues with hardware, incompatible work apps, or just plain don't like the direction Microsoft went with Windows 10, you may want to consider rolling back to Windows 8.1 or 7. Thankfully, what may have been a bit of a pain in the past is now a fairly simple process. Because breaking up with Cortana can be hard to do, we've put together this quick guide to help you make it through the emotional turmoil. Some things to consider There are a couple of things you should know before starting the rollback process. The first is that you only have a month to decide whether you want to stick with Microsoft's latest or ditch it for more familiar digs. Once that month is up, you'll have to resort to recovery media that either came with your computer or that you created yourself. It's also unclear right now if users coming from Windows XP will be able to roll back. So far, Microsoft has been quiet on that front, only mentioning Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 as options. Before you start Now, with the fine print out of the way, you'll want to ensure your data is safe and perform a quick check to make sure you can roll back. First, as with any major system-wide change, we'd recommend backing up your important files and pictures. Cloud storage offerings, like Dropbox and OneDrive, are your friends here. However, if you have any sensitive files to back up, we'd recommend doing so locally on an external hard drive. And because you're rolling back to a previous install, this process will obviously only work if you upgraded directly from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1. One thing you'll want to look for is a folder called "Windows.old" in your C directory. This contains the necessary files from your old Windows install, and the rollback won't work without it. It's go time After you've backed up your important files and checked that you can indeed roll back, the process is incredibly simple. To get started, click the start menu and navigate to the settings app. Once it's open, you'll click through to the section called "Update & Security." You'll be taken to the Windows Update page by default, but that isn't what we're concerned with. In the left pane, there will be an option called "recovery," and that's where we'll be doing our work. You should now see several recovery options, but the one that you'll want to go with is called "Go back to a previous version of Windows." Simply click the button to get started, and Windows will do its thing. A few odds and ends Before Windows dives into the process of rolling everything back, you'll be prompted to provide the reason you are rolling back. Consider doing Microsoft a solid and leaving some feedback here. And don't worry: you won't hurt their feelings. You'll then go through a couple of screens telling you to keep your PC plugged in and which files will be preserved in the transition. As a note, you might need your old password when this is finished, so be sure to consult your password stash for that. After you click through the screens, Windows will ask you one last time if you want to roll back. After clicking through, Windows will restart and begin the process. This may take a while depending on a number of things, so you may want to read a book or play some Angry Birds while you wait Welcome back! And with that, you should find yourself back to Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 once Windows finishes doing its thing. There's a chance that you could be missing some important files, but as long as you heeded our advice and backed things up, it should be easy to restore them. If for some reason something went wrong with the process and you find yourself in an unsavory place, you may have to resort to a clean install using the recovery media that came with your machine or a USB install disk. This can be a bit of a pain if you don't have one lying around, but our guide to creating a Windows 8 USB installer should be of some use Here is the website this is taken from... http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/how-to-downgrade -from-windows-10-to-windows-8-or-windows-7-1300286 HTH Russell -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pablo Morales via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 4:51 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> Cc: Pablo Morales <[email protected]> Subject: removing jaws license Hi all guys, I think that my old computer, doesn't like windows 10 so much, and it is working very slow, opening programs like Outlook 2007, it takes forever to open. So I am thinking that probably will be healthy for my old computer go back to windows 7. I have been reading on internet, that If I have the media of windows 7, I just need to reinstall windows 7 on my computer like formatting the whole hard drive. But I am trying to keep my jaws authorization key, and I read that if I uninstall the license on my older computer, I will not add this key in the fs server, so I will need to call FS and ask them another key. It is true? It doesn't make any sense, but can someone confirm that if I uninstall the license in my computer, I will not be able to use it again, unless I call FS and ask them for another key? 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