Thread: Uninstall and update Windows Vista

How to uninstall an update to Windows Vista.

The process of uninstalling an update to Windows Vista is easy.

We firstly to Start -> All Programs and look for Windows Update.



We click on the link and went to the window.
In this window we see the left panel, a link to view update history.
In this window we can see a history of all the updates you've installed (NOTE: This record will show that we have all updates installed, are currently installed or not)

Although not essential, as we will then go through this window to uninstall an update, it is convenient, because if you click on the update with the auxiliary mouse button (bottom right), we see a number of options, including See who is detail, which shows a complete description of this update, as we see in the image below:
This information can be used to locate exactly who we want to uninstall the update.

We also look at the Windows Update History to access updates installed, where possible removal.



At first, it is always interesting that when we go to uninstall an update list his (KB957321 in this case) then you need or want to reinstall.
A window of installed updates also be accessed directly through the Windows Update as we can see in the picture above.
Well, we're already in the installed updates window when positioning the mouse pointer over a date and mark the Uninstall option is enabled, also accessible by clicking on the update with the help of the mouse button.

Click on the option and shows the following window:
It asks us to confirm that we wish to uninstall the update. Click yes and continue.



At this point, if we turned the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista we will ask the relevant permits. And we continue with the uninstallation.
The next window shows a progress of the uninstallation, and warns us that we must wait. Also shows a button to cancel the uninstallation in progress. I do not recommend doing so, it is better to reinstall the update.
Once the operation is going to display a window telling us that we must restart to apply changes. Although we give the possibility to restart later is only advisable to do at that moment.

Well, I already uninstalled the update is chosen.
As we can see, no longer appears in the list of updates installed (remember we have uninstalled the update KB957321).
If we go to Windows Update again we see that this update shows as available.
If you really do not want to install and unchecked, if we want to continue to show we are not, we click on it with the right mouse button and go to the Hide update option (you need administrator permissions), so these updates are not active.

If you ever want to see the updates we can make it hidden by clicking the link in the left pane of the window indicates that Windows Update Restore hidden updates, marked in purple on the second image in this tutorial.
We see in the window that shows the updates we've hidden. To retrieve and the brands we click Restore (which obviously requires administrator permissions, as the escudito shown), which will appear in the list of updates from Windows Update.

Note that in some cases, even uninstall the update, it is very possible that the effects that it does not disappear because, as with updates and OGA WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage), in which a After installing the update, the validation of software files remain on the original team but uninstall.

It is also very important to perform such operations preserve the files (usually hidden and / or system) that we believe when we installed an update.

Updates rate equal to or exceeding Important not uninstall it, unless it is because we are causing a problem.

In the tutorial Uninstall Windows XP updates as we see an update to uninstall Windows XP because the process is different.