Microsoft provides several means to uninstall a stable update in Windows x. You can also rollback Windows Updates including feature updates and cumulative updates. If y'all are using Windows Insider, then you tin can also rollback and uninstall the latest version of the installed Windows Insider build.

Nosotros will discuss all three scenarios one by 1.

  • Rollback major Windows update
  • Rollback Windows Insider Preview build
  • Uninstall cumulative or minor Windows updates

How to apace undo a Windows update

  1. Open up Windows Settings (Windows central + i)
  2. Select Update & Security
  3. Select Recovery from the left hand menu
  4. Under Become dorsum to the previous version of Windows 10, click Get Started.
  5. In the pop-up dialog box, select the reason for rollback and then click Side by side.
  6. On the Cheque for updates window, click No thanks.
  7. On the next screen, read the recommendations and empathise the consequences of a organization rollback. If y'all already have a backup of your required information, click Adjacent.
  8. On the Don't get locked out screen, ensure you accept a countersign if the previous build is password-locked, so click Side by side.
  9. On the next screen, click Go back to before build.
  10. Your system will at present reboot and beginning a rollback. This step may accept a few minutes.

The steps to rollback a major Windows update and Windows Insider update are the same.

Table of contents

  • How to rapidly disengage a Windows update
  • Rollback major Windows updates (including Windows Insider build rollback)
  • Uninstall a minor or cumulative Windows update
    • Using Windows Settings
    • Using control-line

Note that rolling dorsum to a previous build would disengage whatsoever changes made to the computer, including settings, personalization, installation or removal of applications, etc., during this period.

Rollback major Windows updates (including Windows Insider build rollback)

If you recently installed a major feature update (Windows x Version 20H2 is coming shortly) and it doesn't work well on your arrangement, y'all can downgrade or rollback the update inside the first 10 days of installation.

Yous tin also rollback Windows update subsequently 10 days using this neat trick.

To rollback Windows update:

  1. Open Windows Settings (Windows fundamental + i)
  2. Select Update & Security
  3. Select Recovery from the left hand card
  4. Under Go back to previous version of Windows 10, click Go Started.
    go back to previous version
  5. In the pop-upwardly dialog box, select the reason for rolling back then click Adjacent.
    reason for rollback
  6. On the Check for updates window, click No thanks.
    check for updates
  7. On the next screen, read the recommendations and understand the consequences of a arrangement rollback. If you already accept a backup of your required information, click Next.
    what you need to know
  8. On the Don't become locked out screen, ensure yous have a password if the previous build is password-locked, and then click Side by side.
    dont get locked out
  9. On the next screen, click Go dorsum to before build.
    go back to earlier build
  10. Your system will now reboot and start a rollback. This stride may accept a few minutes.
    restoring previos version

One time the computer boots up again, you can cheque that the device has now rolled back to its previous build by typing in winver in Run.

Subsequently 10 days, Windows will delete the temporary fill-in of the last build from the arrangement drive. If you follow the higher up mentioned instructions, yous will become the post-obit error:

cant go back to previous version rollback
can't get dorsum to the previous version rollback

You can besides manually delete the previous Windows installation folder to relieve space on your hard drive.

Since this method tin can only bring you dorsum to the previously installed build, y'all cannot go back to any older builds/versions. For that, you will demand to restore your system entirely or make a fresh installation of Windows.

Uninstall a small-scale or cumulative Windows update

There are ii ways to uninstall a cumulative or small update from Windows 10:

Using Windows Settings

  1. Open Windows Settings (Windows key + i)
  2. Select Update & Security
  3. Select Windows Update from the left hand pane.
  4. From the right-hand pane, click onView Update History.
  5. SelectUninstall updates.
  6. Select the update you want to uninstall east.grand.,Update for Microsoft Windows (KB4578846) and printing theUninstallbutton.

Using control-line

  1. Open Control Prompt by typing incmd in Run.
  2. Enter the following command:
    wmic qfe listing brief /format:table
  3. This will show all the updates installed on the computer. Make sure the update you want to uninstall is on the listing.
  4. To uninstall the update, run the following control
    wusa /uninstall /kb:4578846
  5. Restart the computer once the update is uninstalled.

If you are not very comfortable with the latest Windows Updates, you tin can disable Windows Updates permanently but information technology is not recommended especially for Internet continued systems. Windows Updates brings in security fixes for many vulnerabilities. So it is ever advised to go along your system upwards to engagement.

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Subhan holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and has completed several systems and network certifications including Huwaei, Cisco and Microsoft certs. He mostly researches and writes about the Windows world.