If you want to reinstall the updates, launch the same tool again and unhide the updates.

Click on Next to block that faulty Windows update from appearing again.

Select the updates that you want to hide.

Download and open the “ Show or hide updates” troubleshooter package from Microsoft’s website.

To block a particular Windows 10 update, follow these steps: How to block Windows UpdatesĪfter the update has been removed from your system, it needs to be blocked manually if you don’t want to install it again when you check for updates next time.

Once done, enter “Y” to restart the computer now. If you followed the steps correctly, you will see the above screen in your Command Prompt window.

In the same Command Prompt or another instance, enter the following command after replacing the package ID with the one that you copied earlier. The command to remove updates using DISM is dism /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName: In this case, you need to enter the last three or four digits of the build number.įor example, if you want to remove Build 19042.928 (KB5001330), search for 928 in the list.Īs shown in the above screenshot, select and copy the package identity. Note that some updates cannot be found using their KB ID. In Notepad, use the “Find” feature to check if the faulty update is installed.

Open Notepad and paste the contents from the clipboard.

To remove uninstallable updates using the DISM tool, use these steps: Security update for Microsoft Windows is required by your computer and cannot be uninstalled. In more technical terms, the latest version (of my app) Ive uploaded and published at Google Play targets Android API Level 29, which maps to devices up to Android version 10. This is because there are updates that are required by your computer and the process might fail with the following error message: Ive just found out Google Play is not showing updates for my app to devices with Android version 11, because my apps current version is targeting Android version 10. Some updates cannot be removed even if you use WSUS for Command Prompt (PowerShell), Settings or Control Panel. The above command will only delay the process and system reboot is still mandatory. Note that you must restart the computer manually to properly remove the patch. If you don’t want to restart the computer after removing the patch, use the following command: Wusa /uninstall /kb: /quiet /promptrestart If you want to get a prompt asking you to restart the computer, use the following command instead: If you want to automatically restart the computer after the update is removed, you can use the following command instead:

Type “Y” when asked to restart the PC and finish the uninstallation.

For example, if you want to remove KB5001330, use the command uninstall: wusa /uninstall /kb:5001330.

Enter the following command after replacing the KB ID:.

Select “ Command Prompt” in the results.

To uninstall Windows 10 update using Command Prompt, use these steps: First, you’ll have to know the KB number of the update and the basics of the Command Prompt. You can uninstall updates you no longer need straight from the Command Prompt. Uninstall Windows Update using Command Prompt

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