Windows 10: How safe is it to rollback release 2004?

Discus and support How safe is it to rollback release 2004? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; A couple of days ago MS pushed me real hard to upgrade to 2004. In my naivety I assumed that it being rolled out months ago would have the worst bugs... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by stevenvh, Sep 21, 2020.

  1. stevenvh Win User

    How safe is it to rollback release 2004?


    A couple of days ago MS pushed me real hard to upgrade to 2004. In my naivety I assumed that it being rolled out months ago would have the worst bugs fixed now.
    I upgraded my desktop PC without any problems, so I proceeded to upgrade my laptop as well. Unfortunately, after a while I could enjoy the view of the looping "undoing changes". Long story short: I couldn't move forward nor backward, and the only solution was to do a clean install, and re-install all my software. (Data was safe in multi-level backups.) Re-installing isn't so bad, the problem is reconfiguring: it would take a full day to have everything right again. Ultimately the laptop is fine again. All's well that ends well.

    Which is not what I can say about my desktop PC. 2004 must be the least stable and most bug-ridden software I've ever seen. Google 2004 bugs and I've encountered them all. Forced reboots: 5 per day on average.
    So, I want to rollback to 1903. But I'm worried. If this doesn't go well, I'll have to re-install far more programs than on my laptop (again, no worries about data), and it could take a full week to make sure everything is set up properly again. Which I don't want.

    I'd like to know if anyone is aware of reports of fatal errors rolling back 2004 to 1903.
    TIA, from me and my GP.

    :)
     
    stevenvh, Sep 21, 2020
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  2. zbook Win User

    BSOD on power wakeup - Windows 10 2004

    The only method to nearly guarantee a rollback is a backup image.
    That is step #1.
    It allows a restore to the time in which the image is made.
    Running the above commands should not prevent a rollback.

    Windows automatically deletes Windows.old after the 10 day.
    Whether a rollback can be made is unknown.
    It is in some respects similar to a restore point: they may or may not work when you need them.


    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...indows-10-2004
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...indows-10-2004
     
    zbook, Sep 21, 2020
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  3. OldNavyGuy, Sep 21, 2020
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  4. gary st Win User

    How safe is it to rollback release 2004?

    gary st, Sep 21, 2020
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