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or Uninstall a Problematic Windows Update Barely a month had passed after we told you to let Windows Update automatically keep your PC uninstalling windows updates windows 8 updated before Microsoft decided to make us look bad by releasing a couple of really bad updates that broke people's computers. So today we're going to show you how to roll things back should an update uninstalling windows update agent break everything. RELATED ARTICLEWhy You Need To Install Windows Updates Automatically We're not backing off our opinion that keeping Windows updated automatically is the best policy, and it's still very unlikely that you're going to be affected by another bad update, but since lightning sometimes does strike twice, it's better to know how to recover just in case. The First Step: Boot into Safe Mode Whenever you are making system changes to fix a problem,
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you'll need to get into Safe Mode to make those changes happen. This is a special mode of Windows that doesn't load anything extra other than what Windows needs to boot. Normally you can just use the F8 key to get into the boot menu and switch to Safe Mode, but Windows 8 and 10 make this more difficult, so you'll need to hold the Shift key while clicking Restart to get to the boot menu, and then go through a bunch of other steps. Uninstalling Windows Updates Once you get into Windows you can just head to Programs and Features and then click on "View installed updates" in the left-hand pane of the window. You could also search for that text if you prefer. Then you can select the problematic update and click the Uninstall button. You can select any update and click Uninstall to remove it If you aren't sure what update caused the problem, you can obviously look at the dates on the updates, or you can use the little drop-down selector on the "Installed On" column to select only the updates that were installed on a particular date or range, which can be really helpful in identifying the problem. Once you've selected it, you can uninstall just like before. Alternative: Use System Restore If you aren't abl
18, 2014 in Windows - Last Update:August 19, 2014 30When Microsoft released this month's updates for its Windows operating system, no one could foresee the troubles it would cause some customers of the system.Shortly after installing the update, some uninstall windows updates vista customers experienced blue screen of death errors which prevented the system from booting uninstall windows xp updates into the operating system or even safe mode.Depending on how tech-savvy users are that experienced the issue, they may
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have managed to regain control of the system by using system restore or by restoring a backup of the system.The patch MS14-045 was quickly identified as the cause and Microsoft has pulled http://www.howtogeek.com/206271/how-to-roll-back-or-uninstall-a-problematic-windows-update/ its download for the time being which means that current updates should not cause any related issues to users anymore.Microsoft recommends to customers to uninstall the updates (2982791, 20960028, 2075710 and 2975331) but does not reveal how that is done on the bulletin page.This article walks you through the uninstallation of Windows Updates in general using the two aforementioned updates as examples, and provides http://www.ghacks.net/2014/08/18/how-to-uninstall-windows-updates/ you with tips and best practices along the way as well.Removing installed updatesUpdates can be removed in several ways. Probably the easiest option for users is to use the uninstall a program applet of the Control Panel.Tap on the Windows-key, type remove program and select uninstall a program from the list of options (Windows 8 calls it add or remove programs).Click on view installed updates on the left sidebar to display all updates installed on the system. It may take a couple of seconds before the full list is displayed on the screen. Here you find all installed updates listed.Since there is no search. you may want to sort the updates by installation date. If you see installed on listed here, click on the table header to sort from newest to oldest. If you don't see it here, right-click on the header and add it first.Locate the update "Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2982791)".Right-click the update and select uninstall from the context menu. Confirm that you want to remove the update and wait for the process to complete.Depending on the update, you may be asked to reboot the PC to c
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