- Windows 11 updates are supposed to be more stable than Windows 10 updates
- Eventually, however, one of them could bring you problems on a day-to-day basis.
- What are the steps to follow to undo Windows updates?
If you’ve made it this far, you probably already know it, but sometimes newer versions of Windows OS can crash, so uninstalling those Windows 11 updates is a viable solution. Clarified this, for many users knowing how to proceed in these situations is a real problem.
What happens is that most of us are prepared to install Windows updates, but we almost never read information related to the processes that allow us to uninstall those updates. So, first of all rest easy because you can indeed roll Windows 11 back in time.
The good news is that, in general, Windows 11 and its update programs are somewhat more efficient than Windows 10 used to be, so new buggy versions are not that common. Unfortunately, there are still some, and if one does not work as it should, this article is ideal for you.
Windows 11 updates and their differences
Before we get into the details, it must be said that there are two different types of Windows 11 updates. We have builds first and cumulative updates second..
While the builds are the main updates, the ones that bring the most important changes, including everything from appearance to new features; cumulative updates are minimal updates, regularly released to fix recently discovered system vulnerabilities.
That being said, it is possible to uninstall both types of Windows 11 updates, so regardless of which one is making your life difficult, you will be able to get rid of it without too much effort.
Uninstall Windows 11 updates step by step
Uninstall cumulative updates
Despite the fact that they are smaller in terms of the space they occupy, they are more frequent, and due to this habituality we decided to start with cumulative updateswhich are counted by dozens throughout the year.
- On your PC, enter the Settings section by pressing the Windows + I buttons
- Once in this section, scroll to the bottom, and go to Windows Update
- Additional options will appear in Windows Update, so tap on Update history
- If you go down to the bottom of the page you will find the update history and the Uninstall updates button
- By clicking on this button you will see the updates that you are able to uninstall
Just select the update you want to get rid of and confirm your decision. Windows will take a few minutes to remove it, and then you will return to the previous state of your computer.
Uninstall builds
Now it is the turn of the compilations, which due to their relevance are usually treated with more care by Microsoft. Although that should give us greater peace of mind, they can bring inconveniences such as cumulative ones.
- On your PC, enter the Settings section by pressing the Windows + I buttons
- Once in this section, scroll to the bottom, and go to System and Recovery
- In Recovery scroll down to Advanced startup again and tap Restart now
In order not to lose any of the work you are doing, it is better to save it before your PC restarts. When it does, you can choose one of the many alternatives that are displayed on the screen, in this way:
- Go to Troubleshoot and then Advanced Options
- Click on the Uninstall updates function
- Uninstall the latest update
By confirming that this is your decision, the newly installed build of Windows 11 will be removed from your PC.
Remember, it only works for recent updates
Before we say goodbye, let us remind you that the tutorials we just shared only make sense as long as you hurry to uninstall recent updates, as both tricks work. only if these updates, cumulative or build, are less than ten days old.
Once that time has elapsed since its installation, the only option left for you is to reinstall Windows 11, specifically in the latest stable version of which you are aware, a rather complex process, at least compared to how easy it is roll back an update, as we already showed you.
Just in case, you may also find it useful to stop the download and installation of the following updates.
