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Tried it, hated it. Can I uninstall it and get my PC back like it was? Negative.

To return the PC to its pre-Windows 8 state, you must reinstall the older operating system, and restore applications and data from a backup. You did do a backup before upgrading, right?

This is the single-most-likely snafu of the Release Preview. If you don't believe us, just do a search for "uninstall Windows 8" and count the results.

Microsoft has tried to be clearer about that this time around by posting a caveat labeled "Important" on the download page. "If you decide to go back to your previous operating system, you'll need to reinstall it from the recovery or installation media that came with your PC, which is typically DVD media," the warning reads.