The Windows 10 Creators Update is a big update with a lot of new features and changes, such as new support for 3D and mixed reality, 4K gaming and Beam integration. Tweaks in the Start menu and Cortana, new Microsoft Edge features, new security improvements, including the new Windows Defender Security Center, and a lot more. Although it’s a significant update, in the early days, it’s expected that some users will come across some problems and bugs during and after the installation. If your device has been upgraded using Windows Update, Update Assistant, or you use the Media Creation Tool to do an in-place upgrade, you can uninstall the Windows 10 Creators Update using the recovery options to go back to previous version. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to rollback your PC to the previous version of Windows 10.
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How to uninstall Windows 10 Creators Update
Before you proceed to uninstall the update, you should always check for new update, as there may already be a fix for the problem. If you’re dealing with an specific issue, make sure you do your online research, and it could be an easy fix. When nothing seems to work, you can use the steps below (or the video above) to get rid of the Windows 10 Creators Update. Once you completed the steps, the setup will take over and roll back your PC to the previous version of the OS.
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If you don’t see the option to go back to a previous version of Windows 10, then a few things may be happening. During the upgrade, the OS automatically saves a copy of the previous version on the C:\ drive on a folder called Windows.old. This is in case that the installation fails and rollback is necessary. If the installation completes successfully, the Windows.old folder will stay on your system, so you can use the steps mentioned above to manually remove the Creators Update from your computer. If you don’t have the Windows.old folder, you won’t be able to uninstall the update. Period.
The other possibility is that you may be trying to uninstall the Windows 10 Creators Update after 10 days of the original installation. The Windows.old folder takes a lot of space on your device, and to free up space for more important files, Windows 10 automatically deletes the Windows.old folder after 10 days. If this is your case, you won’t be able to go back to a previous version. If you have the Windows.old folder, but you don’t see the option to go back to a previous version. Then there is something else going on in your device. Alternatively, you can always downgrade your operating system by doing a clean install of Windows 10. In this case, you’ll need to find an ISO file that has the older version of Windows 10. Once you’re back to an earlier version of Windows 10, you can try reinstalling the Creators Update again. If you don’t want to upgrade, you can always defer the Windows 10 Creators Update using these steps. You can also use the following resources to learn more about the Creators Update:
Windows 10 Creators Update new features Windows 10 version release history tracker
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