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Bryley Basics: How to remove Windows 10 updates

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Anna Darlagiannis and Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc.

The Windows 10 update can be removed from a computer with these steps:

  • Go to Control Panel
  • Select Program and Features
  • Select View Installed Updates
  • Right click on each update below and select Uninstall:
    • KB3033583
    • KB2952664
    • KB2990214
    • KB3012973
    • KB3044374
  • Go to Control Panel
  • Select Windows Update
  • Select Check for Updates
  • Select ### important updates are available where ### is the current number of updates available on your computer
  • Right click on each update below and select Hide update:
    • KB3033583
    • KB2952664
    • KB2990214
    • KB3012973
    • KB3044374
  • Restart the computer
  • Go to Control Panel
  • Select Windows Update
  • Select Check for Updates
  • If the following do not appear then you have successfully uninstalled Windows 10 updates:
    • KB3033583
    • KB2952664
    • KB2990214
    • KB3012973
    • KB3044374

If no updates appear except for Install Windows 10, then a group policy needs to be created to remove Windows 10 updates.