Dell XPS 15 L502X restore Windows 10 to 8 - is not the disks

A few months, I installed Windows 10 back on my XPS 15 L502X. It seemed OK, but a bit clunky. Now I'm sick of it. It is so much slower, freeze things upwards, the Start button does not work, it takes forever to connect, webcam does not always work etc, etc.

So, I want to return Windows 8.1. In fact, I grew to love this OS. Problem is that I don't have the installation diskettes. I tried to get some via Dell website but it came to a bit of a dead end and I'm not sure if they will be provided after the expiration of the warranty.

Also, I don't seem to have an activation code on the case - is a problem.

Any help appreciated.

Thank you

Chris

You can get Windows 8.1 by following the instructions here:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Is6I9B9kjFM&list=PL1RkaknDn7v9wEeh0YXFqOFsrmws-9fYn&index=1

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Windows-8-1-retail-and-OEM-ISO/

But the performance woes are likely due to the fact that you have made an initial upgrade installation. They always perform significantly worse. A clean install of Windows 10 TH2 will work much better:

https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PL1RkaknDn7v-Ucth4gt0U3BHVSY7oNkWr

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Windows-10-OEM-and-retail-ISO/

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