CloudNothings
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(I'm coming from the Win10 Forums, they suggested I come here for help)
Hi, I'm in a bit of a unique situation at the moment. I have grub because I required linux for about a month and decided to use it to dual boot it with Windows 10. I deleted linux, but I still have grub. I also (unknowingly) deleted my backup of Windows 8 from my laptop, so right now I'm just on Windows 10. I do not have the sticker under my laptop that has my product key (I'm not even sure I had one of those stickers), so what am I to do if I wanted to 1) remove grub, and 2) go back to Windows 8.
Also, if I can't go back to windows 8, will I at least be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free through their upgrade program? Thanks for any answers you can provide, I really messed up here.
The reason I want to get rid of GRUB is that it makes upgrading the builds a huge hassle (having to be around when the system restarts)
Someone in the forums mentioned this: [FONT=Segoe UI, Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]The only way back to Windows 8.1 is a clean reinstall. Your computer has a SLC table (the Key is imbedded in the motherboard), meaning that you will have to go through several steps to get reinstallation media. I think asking on the eightforums would be your best bet as the only solutions I can find require a retail key or a working Windows 8.1 partition.[/FONT]
[FONT=Segoe UI, Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]So I ask, how can I go back to Windows 8 or 8.1 from my situation. My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Model L55-A5299 that came with Win8[/FONT]
Hi, I'm in a bit of a unique situation at the moment. I have grub because I required linux for about a month and decided to use it to dual boot it with Windows 10. I deleted linux, but I still have grub. I also (unknowingly) deleted my backup of Windows 8 from my laptop, so right now I'm just on Windows 10. I do not have the sticker under my laptop that has my product key (I'm not even sure I had one of those stickers), so what am I to do if I wanted to 1) remove grub, and 2) go back to Windows 8.
Also, if I can't go back to windows 8, will I at least be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free through their upgrade program? Thanks for any answers you can provide, I really messed up here.
The reason I want to get rid of GRUB is that it makes upgrading the builds a huge hassle (having to be around when the system restarts)
Someone in the forums mentioned this: [FONT=Segoe UI, Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]The only way back to Windows 8.1 is a clean reinstall. Your computer has a SLC table (the Key is imbedded in the motherboard), meaning that you will have to go through several steps to get reinstallation media. I think asking on the eightforums would be your best bet as the only solutions I can find require a retail key or a working Windows 8.1 partition.[/FONT]
[FONT=Segoe UI, Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]So I ask, how can I go back to Windows 8 or 8.1 from my situation. My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Model L55-A5299 that came with Win8[/FONT]
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System One
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- Windows 10 Build 10074