In Windows 11, you can still go back to your previous version of Windows for up to 10 days.

Two automated methods and one manual solution to downgrade Windows 11 to a previous version:

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If the new OS is giving you issues, do you know how to roll back to a previous version of Windows in Windows 11? Don't worry; there's a 10-day grace period for a free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11. The rollback option in Windows 11 can be found in Settings, but it's time-limited.

There are bound to be reasons why you might need to downgrade from the current version of Windows 11, whether that's to Windows 10 or an earlier Windows 11 Insider Preview build. Since Microsoft started releasing pre-release Windows 11 builds via the Dev Channel, more and more known issues have come to light, right up until the October 5 general release. If you're struggling with an issue that's hard to fix and don't want to stay on your current version of Windows 11, Microsoft gives you 10 days to downgrade to your previous system state. The rollback process is simple and only takes a few mouse clicks.

Q: Who can take advantage of the 10-day rollback rule for 100% with Windows 11?

Unlike in the Windows 10 days, the rollback period in Windows 11 has been reduced from 30 days to just 10. For those who aren't aware of the 10-day rollback rule, it's almost impossible to take advantage of this. However, if you're dead set on testing out Windows 11's performance and new UI, then 10 days is usually enough time to decide whether to stick with it or go back.

Q2: Is there a way to rollback Windows 11 without any conditions?

There's only one way to go back to any previous version of Windows: with a system image. In fact, a system image can serve as a kind of Swiss Army Knife for Windows recoveries: system restore, system recovery, and troubleshooting.

System backup and restore methods rely on Windows backup software, such as Windows File History or third-party tools like Todo Backup.

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What Is a System Image? Everything You Need to Know About Creating a System Image Backup

In short, a system image is a snapshot or exact replica of your entire hard drive. A system image is a complete backup of everything on your computer's hard drive, so it saves everything, including the Windows operating system, system settings, executable files, installed programs, and all other files.

How to Downgrade Windows 11 to a Previous OS or Version within 10 Days

For example, if you downloaded and installed the automatic Windows 11 update on October 5, you would have until October 15 to use this method.

Step 1. Press Windows + I to open Settings in Windows 11.

Step 2: Go to Control Panel > System > Recovery. Under Recovery Options, click Open System Restore under the Restore your computer using a backup section.

Step 3. You'll then encounter some optional feedback questions, including “Why are you returning,” “Check for updates?,” “What you need to know,” and “Don't get left behind.” If you've decided to uninstall the current Windows 11 preview build, quickly tap the “Next” button on each screen.

To go back to an earlier version, click Go back to an earlier build. To go back to Windows 10, click Revert to Windows 10.

Step 5: Your device will restart, and it will uninstall Windows 11 and roll back to your previous Windows 11 build or Windows 10.

How to Roll Back to a Previous Version of Windows 11 at Any Time

This method is more helpful if you create one before installing the Windows 11 update on your PC or laptop as a precaution. In fact, you can have multiple system restore points for different versions of the Windows 10 or a specific version of Windows 11 operating system.

Download and install the Todo Backup tool for free on your computer. If you have an external hard drive or USB flash drive, you can use it to store the system backup image. You can also save the backup image to a cloud account. The following guide applies to restoring a Windows 10/Windows 11 system image created on the same computer to roll back to a previous OS state. If you plan to restore the system on incompatible hardware, refer to this article.

How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 10:

Step 1: Launch the Todo Backup tool on your computer, and click “Create Backup” from the main screen. Then, hit the big question-mark button to choose what you want to back up.

Step 2. To back up your Windows operating system, click "OS" to start the backup task.

Step 3. The system should automatically select the Windows operating system information and all system-related files and partitions, so you shouldn't need to choose anything manually. Next, click on the illustrated area to choose where you want to save your System Image Backup.

Step 4. The backup location can be another local drive on your computer, an external hard drive, a network, the cloud, or a NAS. Generally, we recommend using an external physical drive or the cloud to store your system backup files.

Step 5: If you want, click on "Options" to enable daily, weekly, monthly, or event-based automatic backup schedules, and customize settings like differential and incremental backups. Then, hit "Back up now" to start the Windows system backup process. The completed tasks will be displayed as cards on the left side.

How to go back to Windows 10 after upgrading to Windows 11:

* If you cannot boot up the computer, try to start it with a Todo Backup Emergency Disk for system recovery.

Step1: Launch Todo Backup and click on "Browse Recovery".

Step 2. Navigate to the location of your backup destination and select the system backup image file you need. (The backup files created by Todo Backup are with .pbd extension.)

Step 3: Select the Recovery Disk. Make sure the partition style of the source disk and the recovery disk is the same.

4. Adjust the disk layout as needed, and then click Continue to begin the system restore.

How to perform a clean install of Windows 10 to roll back from Windows 11

Aside from the two methods to downgrade Windows 11 automatically, there's one more viable solution that can achieve the same goal. You can perform a clean install of Windows 10 using the Windows Media Creation Tool. However, this method is for installing the OS from scratch, and it will wipe all your installed programs and files from the computer drive.

Step 1. Get a blank USB flash drive or blank DVD with at least 8 GB of space. Plug it into your computer.

Step 2. Download the latest Windows 10 ISO image to your USB drive or DVD.

Step 3: After creating the installation media, restart your PC and boot from the USB or DVD media. Follow the Setup Wizard. On the "Install Windows" page, select your language, time, and keyboard preferences, then choose Install Windows.

Conclusions

Microsoft allows users to revert to their previous Windows version within 10 days, a generous and user-friendly allowance for those hesitant to part with familiar Windows 10 in favor of the novel Windows 11. It offers a no-risk opportunity to experience the new operating system.

Though the 10-day window is helpful, many upgraded machines do not exhibit problems within that time. When users do discover a problem and want to revert, it is too late.

Only with a complete system backup at hand can you feel free to upgrade or roll back your current system to an earlier version. Tools like Todo Backup can serve this purpose well. Otherwise, you'll have to start from scratch, downloading the Windows 10 ISO file and performing a clean install.