United StatesChange|Microsoft.com Home
Windows
 
powered by Live Search
 
HomeProductsBuyDownloadsHelp and How-to
Windows Help and How-to

Remove an update

To help enhance the security and performance of your computer, we do not recommend removing updates.

1.

Open Installed Updates by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then, under Programs and Features, clicking View installed updates.

2.

Click the update that you want to remove, and then click Uninstall. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

If you want, you can reinstall the update later by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking again for updates. To stop Windows from installing or notifying you about an update, see Troubleshoot problems with removing updates.

Note If you can't remove an update, your computer might be connected to a network where updates are managed by Group Policy. In other cases, you might not be able to remove an update because it applies to a security-related area of the operating system. If you think an update that you can't remove is causing problems, contact your system administrator or your organization's technical support group, or see Troubleshoot problems with removing updates.


© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.