Uninstalling a Windows 10 Update

Finding a Windows 10 Update

Go to Settings

Navigate to Update & Security

Look at Windows Update

Click on View Update History

This process requires the KB number so that the software can be removed.

If you want more information, click on the hyperlinks or open a browser and search for the Microsoft Update Catalog

Microsoft Update Catalog

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/home.aspx

Search for the name or KB number

Installed Windows 10 Update information from a command prompt

You can also get the Windows Update install information from a command prompt

Open a Command prompt, Run as Administrator

Type wusa

It will return the following:

Select the KB which is to be removed

Keep this information for a bat file creation

Windows Update Standalone Installer

Windows 10 updates no longer have an uninstall string in the system registry.  In order to remove an update you have to use the Windows Update Standalone Installer (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/934307/description-of-the-windows-update-standalone-installer-in-windows)

This application is resident on all Win10 devices

Uninstall Windows 10 Updates Using a Batch File

An example to uninstall multiple updates silently, you can create a batch script (.bat) to run the WUSA commands in the background, by adding /quiet and /norestart option. Change the KB number as needed.

@echo off
wusa /uninstall /kb:3172729 /quiet /norestart
wusa /uninstall /kb:3074686 /quiet /norestart
END

This will run the uninstall without any open windows, and will not prompt for a reboot. After all updates have been removed, you can restart the system manually, or set your computer to reboot automatically by adding the shutdown -r command to the end of the batch file.

Create the appropriate bat file

Upload to MaaS360 Application Catalog

Refer to Maas360 instructions for execution

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/W0dcb4f3d0760_48cd_9026_a90843b9da06/page/Windows%20App%20Catalog%20enhancements

Distribute and execute

Windows Update Standalone installer parameters

Uninstalling a Windows (win32 MSI) Application

Find the Application you want to remove and the uninstall string

Open the registry Editor from your task bar

Using the registry editor navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Find the specific application to be removed in the registry.

Double click on the Uninstall string

Copy the Value data

Create a bat file using the Uninstall information

MsiExec.exe /X{2C183CF0-3077-43D0-B001-F93AC5E68942}

Use the msi switches you want/need

Like /qn for quiet (silent)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/msi/command-line-options

An example of a batch script (.bat) to run the MsiExec

@echo off
MsiExec.exe /X{2C183CF0-3077-43D0-B001-F93AC5E68942}/qn

END

This will run the uninstall without any open windows, and will not prompt for a reboot.

Create the appropriate bat file

Upload to MaaS360 Application Catalog

Refer to Maas360 instructions for execution

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/W0dcb4f3d0760_48cd_9026_a90843b9da06/page/Windows%20App%20Catalog%20enhancements

Distribute and execute

Uninstalling a Windows (win32 EXE) Application

Follow the MSI process above

Some Applications have both an Uninstall string and a QuietUninstallString

Best practice is to use the QuietUninstallString

Use the Value data to create a batch (.bat) script.

"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a0f22a81-00d1-45d6-9cad-d93c57053e53}\Setup.exe" /uninstall /quiet

https://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/installshield19helplib/helplibrary/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm