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How do I uninstall Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

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Mar 15, 2026131208 views
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Say, for instance, I don't like this Windows 8 consumer preview and that I downloaded, agreed to terms and installed it on my machine. How do I get rid of it? I want to go back to what I had before with all my data intact. Is this possible? I installed it right over top my current installation rath…

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If you created a second partition and installed it to the second partition while leaving your original installation of Windows 7/XP/etc on the primary drive, then yes you CAN uninstall it while retaining your old boot sector. The steps are easy: Boo…

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