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Removing installed Updates

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Updates can be removed in several ways.

Probably the easiest option for users is to use the uninstall a program applet of the Control Panel.

Use the uninstall a program applet of the Control Panel

• • Tap on the Windows-key, type remove program and select uninstall a program from the list of options

  • (Windows 8 calls it add or remove programs).

  • Click on view installed updates on the left sidebar to display all updates installed on the system. It may take a couple of

  • seconds before the full list is displayed on the screen. Here you find all installed updates listed.

  • Since there is no search. you may want to sort the updates by installation date. If you see installed on listed here,

  • click on the table header to sort from newest to oldest. If you don't see it here, right-click on the header and add it first.

  • Locate the update "Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2982791)".

  • Right-click the update and select uninstall from the context menu. Confirm that you want to remove the update and

  • wait for the process to complete.

  • Depending on the update, you may be asked to reboot the PC to complete the process.

From the command line

Updates can also be removed from the command line using the wusa tool. To do so, you need to know the KB (KnowledgeBase) number of the patch you want to remove.

• • Tap on the Windows-key, type cmd.exe, right-click on the result and select run as administrator. This launches an elevated command prompt.

  • To remove an update, use the command wusa /uninstall /kb:2982791 /quiet and replace the KB number with the number of the update that you want to remove

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