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There is no way to downgrade short of a re-install.<br />
What is the issue - why do you want to 'downgrade' ?
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There is no way to downgrade short of a re-install.
What is the issue - why do you want to 'downgrade' ?

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Reason for downgrade is the Exchange Server 2010 , the Lifecycle. And ofcourse the support from Microsoft because with r2 i do not get the support with exchange 2010 and r2. So ...... i guess i have no other choice :(
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Reason for downgrade is the Exchange Server 2010 , the Lifecycle. And ofcourse the support from Microsoft because with r2 i do not get the support with exchange 2010 and r2. So ...... i guess i have no other choice :(

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Can someone PLEASE tell me the procedure, in details, how to downgrade a Windows Server 2012 &nbsp;R2 to Windows Server 2012 &nbsp;?
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Can someone PLEASE tell me the procedure, in details, how to downgrade a Windows Server 2012  R2 to Windows Server 2012  ?

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