Windows 10 can now automatically roll back problematic updates

If you run into any problematic Windows updates in the future, Microsoft at present allows Windows ten to automatically uninstall them. In a support document added to its assistance site this week (via ZDNet), Microsoft says that Windows 10 will now automatically remove the recently installed updates when it detects incompatibility issues that pb to startup failures.

From Microsoft:

Windows automatically installs updates to keep your device secure and running at peak efficiency. Occasionally, these updates tin can fail due to incompatibility or problems in new software. Your device has recently recovered from a startup failure if you have received this notification: "We removed some recently installed updates to recover your device from a startup failure." If Windows detects this, it will try to resolve the failure by uninstalling recently installed updates. This is only done when all other automatic recovery attempts have been unsuccessful.

According to the support document, Windows will continue to prevent "problematic updates" from automatically installing for the next xxx days post-obit a rollback. "This will requite Microsoft and our partners the opportunity to investigate the failure and fix any issues," Microsoft says. After the initial thirty days, Windows will try to install the offending updates once again.

Ultimately, rolling dorsum buggy updates without requiring any interaction from the user is likely the all-time solution for most users. However, you lot tin always manually install whatever quality updates that Windows uninstalls via Microsoft'south Update Catalog. Microsoft also encourages anyone who hits a snag with updates to assist diagnose the problem by reporting problems in the Feedback Hub.

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