if i upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10 does it get rid of windows 8 because i dont want windows 8 files to stay there.

[TheNewUnknownPCGamer]

if i upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10 does it get rid of windows 8 because i dont want windows 8 files to stay there because its a waste of memory

 

[dudeman509]

No, it doesn't automatically do that, in case you want to roll back. However, once 10 is installed, run the disk cleanup utility to delete old Windows 8 files (the Windows.old folder). Clear system restore points if you are satisfied with 10 as well.

 

[Math Geek]

one upgrade option is to completely delete everything (basically a format of the hdd). this will totally remove win 8 from the system with nothing left over. the windows.old folder will still be there more than likely but it can be deleted once win 10 is up and running.

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

After the upgrade you will find that The windows 8 files are moved to c\windows.old
( \windows and \program files )

So you could roll back to 8 for upto a month

But it should be easy to run disk cleanup to get rid of these files

Regards
Mike Barnes