Back to windows 7 from 8.1 ?

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hello,
I have windows 8.1 , which i clean installed on my laptop.

Laptop details-

Acer aspire v5-571 (2012 model)

It came with windows 7 home basic , so i clean installed windows 8.1 on it and observed that 'Acer' logo on computer properties was gone.

So the real question , can i go back to windows 7 home basic and still use the windows 7 home basic activation key that came with my laptop?

and how can i get the stock operating system that came with my laptop? ( optional )

any answers will be appreciated.
 
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If you have the product key, it is possible to go back to Windows 7. You can use this Microsoft site to validate your key:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/genuine

In order to get Windows 7 on your machine, you will need to create a bootable Windows 7 drive and install Windows 7 over Windows 8.1.

Here are some articles describing this process step-by-step:

Creating a bootable USB: http://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/

Burning an ISO file with Rufus: http://www.howtogeek.com/136987/how-to-create-a-bootable-dos-usb-drive/

Booting to the USB...
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If you have the product key, it is possible to go back to Windows 7. You can use this Microsoft site to validate your key:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/genuine

In order to get Windows 7 on your machine, you will need to create a bootable Windows 7 drive and install Windows 7 over Windows 8.1.

Here are some articles describing this process step-by-step:

Creating a bootable USB: http://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/

Burning an ISO file with Rufus: http://www.howtogeek.com/136987/how-to-create-a-bootable-dos-usb-drive/

Booting to the USB: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/start-your-computer-from-a-windows-7-installation-disc-or-usb-flash-drive

General steps: http://www.infoworld.com/article/2611949/microsoft-windows/how-to--downgrade--to-windows-7.html

Microsoft Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

Hope this helps.

 
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