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The thread discusses a user's plan to reinstall Windows 8 on a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 to remove bloatware, exploring options for obtaining a clean installation disk, retrieving the product key, and performing a fresh install while keeping data intact. Several contributors advise contacting Dell for a free recovery disk, recommend downloading a clean Windows 8 ISO directly from Microsoft, and discuss differences between Windows 8 editions, including Pro and Standard. The overall sentiment indicates that a clean install is preferred for optimal performance, with considerations about version choices and customizing the Windows 8 interface to resemble Windows 7.
The thread discusses a user's plan to reinstall Windows 8 on a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 to remove bloatware, exploring options for obtaining a clean installation disk, retrieving the product key, and performing a fresh install while keeping data intact. Several contributors advise contacting Dell for a free recovery disk, recommend downloading a clean Windows 8 ISO directly from Microsoft, and discuss differences between Windows 8 editions, including Pro and Standard. The overall sentiment indicates that a clean install is preferred for optimal performance, with considerations about version choices and customizing the Windows 8 interface to resemble Windows 7.
Thanks. I think the reason you can't have secure boot of Windows 7 with my computer is that it came with windows 8 and therefore has the signature of that OS only. I would like someone to confirm that to be sure I understand it properly.
Pete
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Hi,
checkout this web page regarding secure boot used in a dual os scenario:
If Secure Boot on Windows 8 machine can I dual-boot
Thanks. I'm not interested in dual boot. My goal is to have two Acronis image backups: one for Windows 8 and one for Windows 7 with the HDD partitioned in UEFI/GPT mode. I have that now, but I do need to switch the BIOS mode from UEFI secure boot to UEFI insecure boot when switching from Windows 8 to 7.
The reason I'm doing this is that I will continue to run Windows 7, but on an occasional basis I'll restore Windows 8 to continue my evaluation. At the moment, I see no particular advantages to Windows 8. I use the free Classic Shell software to get the start menu back while running Windows 8. It's a great little program.
Pete
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