{"id":14546,"date":"2019-06-19T08:46:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T08:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14546"},"modified":"2019-06-19T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T08:50:29","slug":"uninstall-windows-10-updates-when-pc-wont-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/uninstall-windows-10-updates-when-pc-wont-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall Windows 10 Updates When PC Won&#8217;t Boot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 won&#8217;t boot after installing updates? A problematic update could render the computer unbootable, or get stuck in a infinite reboot loop. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to uninstall Windows 10 updates when your PC can&#8217;t boot any longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Uninstall Windows 10 Updates When PC Won&#8217;t Boot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boot your computer with Windows 10 installation media. When the Windows Setup screen appears, choose your language, time and keyboard input method, then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/windows-setup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14552\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Repair your computer<\/strong> link in the bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/repair-your-computer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14553\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will take you to the advanced startup screen. Just select the <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/troubleshoot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14554\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the next screen, you can choose to uninstall Windows 10 updates using either the &#8220;<strong>Uninstall Updates<\/strong>&#8221; option or <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/advanced-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14555\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you select the &#8220;<strong>Uninstall Updates<\/strong>&#8221; option, it will give you two options: <strong>Uninstall latest quality update<\/strong>, <strong>Uninstall latest feature update<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/uninstall-latest-updates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14556\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feature updates are technically new versions of Windows 10, which become available twice a year. While quality updates (also known as &#8220;cumulative updates&#8221; or &#8220;Security update&#8221;) are pushed out every month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you choose the <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> option, you can manually uninstall updates that were installed on a particular date, by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When you&#8217;re at the Command Prompt, use the <strong>DIR<\/strong> command to find the drive letter of the drive where Windows 10 is installed. In my case, Windows 10 is located on drive D:.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/dir.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14557\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next, run the following command to list all the installed updates on your system. Make sure you use the drive letter that you found in the step above:<br \/>\n<code>dism \/Image:D:\\ \/get-packages \/format:list<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/list-installed-updates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14558\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tIf you need to find detailed information (such as KB number) about a specific package, type this command:<br \/>\n<code>dism \/Image:D:\\ \/get-packageinfo \/PackageName:Package_Identity<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Now, you can uninstall the problematic update package using this command:<br \/>\n<code>dism \/Image:D:\\ \/Remove-Package \/PackageName:Package_Identity<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/uninstall-windows-10-update-with-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14559\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 won&#8217;t boot after installing updates? 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