Windows 10 Prieview on Dell Venue 8 Pro

Hello,
I am one of those goofballs that installed the Windows 10 Technical Preview on my Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet.  Windows 10 preview runs great on the tablet, however I really miss the ability to swipe down a window to close it.  In fact, I miss that
so bad, that I want to go back to Windows 8 on the tablet.  This tablet has no USB slots or wired NIC's available.  So my only option is to have the Windows 8 .ISO on the desktop and try to run the setup from there.  I copied over the .iso and
also extracted it on a folder on desktop.  Then I tried running setup, Windows installation starts but ends at 95% stating Windows Setup Failed.  Any ideas?
Adam

Hi Admaster,
For reinstall Windows 8/8.1 on Dell venue 8 pro, here is the information from Dell official website:
System recovery options in Windows 8.1 on the Dell Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro Tablet
(Please note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the information may change without notice, Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.)
From the Knowledge Base at Dell, it seems to reinstall Windows 8, other than the refresh option, the only way available is to use
Dell Backup and Restore software.
Besides, you may find $Windows.~BT under C drive (the system drive), please make sure to show up the Hidden file, please  locate to the
$Windows.~BT folder and find \Sources\Panther\setuperr.log
and setupact.log, then upload them into OneDrive and post the shared link here.
Further, we may consider seek help at the manufacturer side and see if they could offer any further help.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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