
Microsoft has set the bar pretty low on this one.īut before I analyze the fascinating possibilities of this self-created loophole, allow me a momentary tangential pursuit. The big question is, "Why would you want to"? The answers to that simple question are far more interesting than the question itself.

While researching information for another article, I ran across a real gem on Microsoft's web site: a document titled, " Downgrade rights for Microsoft Volume Licensing, OEM, and full-package product licenses." As you can see in Figure 1 below, you may downgrade your desktop operating system to Windows NT 3.51 or to Windows 95 and every operating system since, from Microsoft's latest Windows 8.1 flagship.
