forcefully upgraded to windows 11 overnight. cant go back.

nihil smith 0 Reputation points
2026-10-30T16:19:20.5+00:00

my laptop was forcefully upgraded to windows 11 whilst i was sleeping, and now i tried to rollback and the files were deleted. i do not want to be on windows 11 whatsoever, and i cant go back now. i feel hopeless

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  1. Ramesh 183.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-10-30T16:35:13.0733333+00:00

    Have you tried this?

    Go back to the previous version of Windows | Microsoft Support

    If not, please do it within 10 days of the upgrade. After 10 days, the Go back option won't be available.

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  2. Ramesh 183.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-10-30T16:36:24.9433333+00:00

    now i tried to rollback and the files were deleted

    Check the C:\Windows.old folder. Your files may be located there.

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