Windows 10: Uninstall Windows Update in Windows 10

How to: Uninstall Windows Update in Windows 10

How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Windows 10


Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs updates to make sure your device is secure and up to date. This means you receive the latest fixes and security updates, helping your device run efficiently and stay protected.

It's not recommended to uninstall a Windows Update, but you may need to if you are having an issue with an installed update.

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to uninstall a Windows Update in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to uninstall updates.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Control Panel Programs and Features
• Option Two: How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Settings
• Option Three: How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Command Prompt
• Option Four: How to Uninstall Latest Quality or Feature Windows Update in Advanced Options at Boot

OPTION ONE [/i] How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Control Panel Programs and Features
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Programs and Features icon.

2. Click/tap on the View installed updates link on the left side. (see screenshot below)



3. Select an update (ex: KB2058109) that you want to uninstall, and click/tap on Uninstall in the toolbar. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



5. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

6. If a restart is needed to finish uninstalling the update, then click/tap on Restart Now or Restart Later for what you want to do. The update will not be completely uninstalled until you restart the computer. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Update & Security icon.

2. Click/tap on View update history on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on the Uninstall updates link, and go to step 3 in OPTION ONE above. (see screenshot below)








OPTION THREE [/i] How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste the command below, and press Enter to see a list of all installed Windows Update packages. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow wmic qfe list brief /format:table




3. In the elevated command prompt, type the command you want to use below, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)
(Uninstall update and prompt to confirm uninstall and restart computer.)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID


(Silently uninstall update without user interaction. Automatically restart computer as needed)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID /quiet


(Silently uninstall update without user interaction, and will not restart computer. You will need to manually restart computer later.)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID /quiet /norestart


(Silently uninstall update and warn user for so many specified seconds before automatically restarting computer)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID /quiet /warnrestart:seconds


(Silently uninstall update and prompt to restart computer as needed)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID /quiet /promptrestart


(Silently uninstall update without user interaction. Forcefully close applications and restart computer)
*Arrow wusa /uninstall /kb:updateID /quiet /forcerestart

*note Substitute updateID in the commands above with the actual KB number of the update you want to uninstall.

Substitute seconds in the warn command above with how many seconds you want to be warned before automatically restarting the computer.

For example: wusa /uninstall /kb:3058109 /quiet /warnrestart:30







4. If prompted, click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



5. If prompted when a restart is needed to finish uninstalling the update, then click/tap on Restart Now or Restart Later for what you want to do. The update will not be completely uninstalled until you restart the computer. (see screenshot below)








OPTION FOUR [/i] How to Uninstall Latest Quality or Feature Windows Update in Advanced Options at Boot

*note This option is only available starting with Windows 10 version 1809.
1. Boot to Advanced Startup.

2. Click/tap on Troubleshoot. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Advanced options. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Uninstall Updates. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on Uninstall latest quality update or Uninstall latest feature update for which type of last update you want to uninstall. (see screenshots below)

*note Feature updates
With Windows 10, Microsoft will package new features into feature updates that can be deployed using existing management tools. Because feature updates are delivered more frequently than with previous Windows releases — twice per year, around March and September, rather than every 3–5 years — changes will be in bite-sized chunks rather than all at once and end user readiness time much shorter.

*note Quality updates
Monthly updates in previous Windows versions were often overwhelming because of the sheer number of updates available each month. Many organizations selectively chose which updates they wanted to install and which they didn’t, and this created countless scenarios in which organizations deployed essential security updates but picked only a subset of non-security fixes.

In Windows 10, rather than receiving several updates each month and trying to figure out which the organization needs, which ultimately causes platform fragmentation, administrators will see one cumulative monthly update that supersedes the previous month’s update, containing both security and non-security fixes. This approach makes patching simpler and ensures that customers’ devices are more closely aligned with the testing done at Microsoft, reducing unexpected issues resulting from patching.





6. Click/tap on the administrator account you want to provide credentials for to approve this action. (see screenshot below)



7. Type the password for this administrator account, and click/tap on Continue. (see screenshot below)



8. Click/tap on Uninstall quality update or Uninstall feature update for what you selected. (see screenshots below)





9. The update will now start uninstalling. (see screenshots below)





10. If the update was successfully uninstalled, click/tap on Done. (see screenshot below)



11. You can now restart the computer back into Windows 10.

That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Hide or Show Windows Updates in Windows 10
• How to View Windows Update History in Windows 10
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• How to Clear Windows Update History in Windows 10
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