Vista Tutorial - Windows Update - Uninstall

**Brink**

How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Vista

Information

This will show you a how to uninstall a Windows Update from a list of successfully installed Windows Updates in Programs and Features.

NOTE

Once you uninstall a Windows Update, you will probably want to Hide it to prevent it from showing up in the available updates again. See the related link below.
To uninstall the Vista SP1, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB948537

Tip

For a complete list of Windows Updates with descriptions, see: ITsVISTA: Windows Updates

WARNING

Hotfixes will not be listed here, and cannot be uninstalled.
You should look for the Windows Update KB number to make it easier to find the one you want to uninstall. You can compare them with the View update history list in Windows Update.

RELATED LINKS:

Here's How:

1. Open the Control Panel. (Classic View)
NOTE: You can also open the Start Menu, then type appwiz.cpl in the search line and press enter to open the View Installed Updates window in Program and Features.

2. Click on the Click to Play button in the video below.

That's it,
Shawn

storsett · 02-07-2008

I can't uninstall KB937287 and KB938371.

The "uninstall"-button dosen't show up

Help??

**Brink** · 02-08-2008

Hi storsett,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

See if reseting the folder view settings in METHOD TWO here will bring back the Uninstall option.

Windows Explorer Folder View settings

Shawn

storsett · 02-08-2008

Thanks

It did not work, the uninstaller still won't show up then I mark one of the updates.

I had the SP1 RC Refresh for a while, but I decided to uninstall it for the final SP1.
The two updates that came "with" RC Refresh now stops all new updates to my vista. only the installer for SP1 RC Refresh show up. :S

I can format if I have too.

**Brink** · 02-08-2008

Storsett,

After you uninstalled the SP1 RC Refresh (KB936330) , did it allow you to be able to uninstall the others?

If not, then a reinstall may be the only option.

Shawn

storsett · 02-09-2008

I have now reinstalled the whole thing and it's now fixed.

I really like this OS

can't wait for the SP1 ^^

**Brink** · 02-10-2008

storsett,

Sorry you had to do a reinstall, but glad that you got your problem fixed. Thank you for the feedback.

Shawn

Celestial · 09-11-2008

When I go to Installed Updates, the ones for 64 based systems dont show up...

**Brink** · 09-11-2008

Hello Celestial,

Hotfixes will not be in the uninstall list. The 64 bit Windows Updates are there though, you just need to look for the KB number instead. You can compare them with the View update history list in Windows Update.

Hope this helps,
Shawn