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Other Operating Systems => Windows 8 => Windows 8.1 Help and How to | Activation => Topic started by: javajolt on July 15, 2012, 11:35:36 PM
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If you set up your PC to dual boot between Windows 7 and Windows 8, but have decided to end the experiment and go back to using Windows 7 full time, we have good news. It’s incredibly easy to erase Windows 8 from your hard drive and reclaim those precious gigabytes of storage space.
Note: If you overwrote Windows 7 with Windows 8 rather than dual-booting, then you’ll need to do a full system restore from a back up.
To erase your Windows 8 installation from the dual-boot configuration and just have Windows 7, perform these steps:
1. Boot into Windows 7
2. Launch Msconfig by hitting Windows + R to get the run box, typing msconfig and clicking Ok.
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3. Select the Boot tab.
4. Select Windows 8 and click Delete.
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5. Click OK to exit msconfig.
6. Launch Disk management by typing “Create and format” into the Start Menu and clicking on the “Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions” shortcut.
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7. Right click on the Windows 8 partition and Select Delete Volume.
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