Advertisement

How To Uninstall Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is finally released by Microsoft. The final build number is 16299. A few days ago, Microsoft made it available through Windows Update. Microsoft also released ISO images for a clean, offline install. If you have installed Windows 10 Fall Creators Update but are not happy with this update, here is how to uninstall it.

Advertisеment


Your apps might be having compatibility issues with this update, or your hardware drivers also might give you issues. Or you may not like some of the changes made in this big update. In any case, it is important to know that you have the option to uninstall it.

It is possible to uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update only if you have not deleted the Windows.old folder. If you already deleted it, then the only option available for you will be to perform a clean install of the previous operating system.

Before you continue, ensure you have installed all cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 1709. With recent updates, Microsoft may resolve potential issues you face when uninstalling it.

To uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update, do the following.

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Go to Update & security - Recovery.
  3. On the right, scroll to the "Get started" button under Go back to the previous version of Windows 10.Uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update
  4. After a couple of seconds, you will be asked to fill in the reason why you are removing the release. You can select one of the following reasons:
    - My apps or devices don’t work on this build
    - Earlier builds seemed easier to use
    - Earlier builds seemed faster
    - Earlier builds seemed more reliable
    - For another reasonUninstall Windows 10 Creators Update Reason Dialog
  5. Next, you will be prompted to check for latest updates and see if your issue can be resolved.Uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update Check For Updates
  6. After that, Windows 10 will remind you that you need to know the password of the user account in the previously installed operating system.Uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update Password
  7. The last prompt says "Thanks for trying out this build". There you need to click the button named "Go back to earlier build". Windows 10 will uninstall Fall Creators Update and return to your previous Windows version.Uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update Last Prompt

If you decide to stay with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, here are a number of resources you might be interested in. See the following articles:

If you find Windows 10 Fall Creators Update suitable for your tasks and do not wish to roll back to the previous operating system, then you can safely clean up your disk drive and get back up to 40 gigabytes on the system drive by removing redundant files of the previous Windows version. Once you do the cleanup, the rollback procedure won't be possible.

Support us

Winaero greatly relies on your support. You can help the site keep bringing you interesting and useful content and software by using these options:

If you like this article, please share it using the buttons below. It won't take a lot from you, but it will help us grow. Thanks for your support!

Advertisеment

Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

css.php
Using Telegram? Subscribe to the blog channel!
Hello. Add your message here.