Microsoft posts official uninstall and recovery guide for botched Windows 11/10 update

Microsoft posts official uninstall and recovery guide for botched Windows 11/10 update

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Earlier this month, Neowin observed a brand new assist article put up by Microsoft explaining the way to use its new Home windows 11 function referred to as ‘Repair issues utilizing Home windows Replace’, and in addition added the situations the place it will not work.

Microsoft understands that restore and restoration of Home windows is crucial as customers can run into points. That is additionally why the corporate lately added a helpful shortcut hyperlink that goes straight to the restoration settings menu in its official steering about putting in Home windows 11 on unsupported {hardware}.

Likewise, right now, whereas shopping, Neowin famous that the tech large has up to date one other considered one of its assist articles lately about uninstalling Home windows Updates and it has now added particulars about how one can use the Home windows Restoration Atmosphere (WinRE) to take action. Microsoft publishes WinRE updates once in a while. You’ll find them in these articles right here.

The brand new textual content has been added to each Home windows 10 and 11 sections. However the very first thing you’ll most likely discover upon stepping on the web page is the massive disclaimer banner relating to the upcoming finish of assist for Home windows 10 which is Microsoft recommends staying away from that OS.

This is what it says:

Uninstall an replace from Home windows RE

If you cannot entry Home windows and also you need to uninstall an replace, you are able to do so from Home windows RE. Listed here are the steps:

  1. Entry the Home windows Restoration Atmosphere.

  2. As soon as in Home windows RE, choose Troubleshoot > Superior choices > Uninstall Updates.

  3. Choose both Uninstall newest high quality replace or Uninstall newest high quality replace.

As you’ll be able to see, step one hyperlinks to a web page that particulars WinRE and the way to use it. The web page additionally has a warning on the backside relating to BitLocker that hyperlinks to its information about BitLocker key restoration:

Observe: In the event youโ€™ve encrypted your system, youโ€™ll want the BitLocker restoration key to make use of sure instruments.

BitLocker and Auto-DE are necessary metrics this time round on Home windows 11 24H2 and in case you missed it, Microsoft lately determined to inform customers how the system necessities like TPM and Safe Boot play a key function in it.

As such, third-party backup and cloning apps like Acronis are additionally baking in related adjustments for a similar.

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