Windows 10: Can't Reset PC or Roll Back to Previous Version

I recently updated to version 2004 and am having issues. I tried to roll back to a previous version and it starts the process, but never goes through. Same thing if I try to reset the PC. It starts the process like normal, restarts, but nothing changes. Everything is still the same with version 2004 still installed. Any ideas what I can do?

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Rolling back to the previous version of Windows 10 April 2018 Update 1803

Hello, since I installed the new update 1803, it's a mess on my computer due to compatibility issue. I reset my pc once after this update so the roll-back function is not available anymore in my pc.

So, how can I roll back to previous version by other way? Could you show me the step? I always fear a wrong step will make my pc brick..

Thanks,

Duncan

 

Cannot go back to previous version of windows

I'm currently facing the issue that I can't restore the my previous installation of Windows. I did the following things:

• Try to "repair-install" Windows on top of Windows using the Media Creation Tool due to a few oddities I noticed. This failed due to the error "An unknown command-line option [/DynamicUpdate] was specified".
  
• Made an ISO using the Media Creation Tool and used that to "repair-install" Windows, or so I thought - apparently, doing it this way removes all your data and apps... (this is where it all started)
  
• Tried to go back to the previous version using the Settings app - no luck here, as the button was simply missing
  
• Made a image of the hard drive just so I can't mess up any more things
  
• Copy the contents of the Windows.old folder manually to their previous place (using robocopy to ensure that all attributes and permissions were copied properly) - This mostly worked, as in I got back into Windows and the data were where they should be, but I couldn't start most UWP apps or the start menu, so something must've gone wrong. (It is possible that I forgot to delete a folder before copying the old versions, but I didn't try this again)
  
• Convert the drive to GPT (previously MBR) - this was done because I noticed a few minor issues trying to boot in UEFI mode during the previous steps
  
• Reinstall Windows using a newly created installer USB stick
  
• Copy the Windows.old folder from the drive image onto the drive (again using robocopy)
  
• Try to roll back using the recovery mode of the installer USB - this fails with the error "We ran into a problem and won't be able to take you back to the previous version of Windows. Try resetting your PC instead" (which I obviously don't want to/already did) - there's no error code
  
• Rolling back from within Windows is still not possible
  

Any suggestions on how I could fix the problem? Where does the "We ran into a problem..." error come from?

 

can I roll back to previous windows after reset?

I recently reset my pc, but I realized lost important information in an app. and the problem I was facing before I reset the pc was fix but I faced new problems right after. Is it possible to roll back the the previous windows I was using before I did
the reset? just like rolling back to previous windows version after an upgrade?