How to Rollback Windows 10 Updates on your Surface

You may have already noticed or heard that sometimes applying new updates cause problems on your Surface. Check this guide on How to Rollback Windows 10 Updates on your Surface.

So, then what do you do when something like this happens?
Well, you can just rollback (or uninstall) the update or updates that are causing you problems. In order to successfully rollback a Windows update, you have to do two things:

First Disable Automatic Updates – if you don’t to this, the update will just try to re-install itself at the next opportunity.

How to Rollback Windows 10 Updates on your Surface

Roll back the update through Control Panel – to actually remove the offending update. It’s important to note that rolling back an update is usually something you would do as a temporary workaround to get your Surface back up and working. How to Rollback Windows 10 Updates on your Surface.

Here are the steps:

Search for Services then select Services (Desktop App) from the results.
Scroll down and find the entry for Windows Update.

Double-tap/click it to bring up the Properties options.
Configure the Startup Type to be Disabled then tap or click the Stop button.

Tap or click OK then close the Services panel.
That’s it. Windows will no longer try to install updates. When you’re ready to allow Windows updates to work again, simply go back to the same screen, reverse the changes, and restart your Surface.

Windows 8.1

If you’re still running Windows 8.1, you could use the Windows 10 method to prevent updates from automatically installing. However, unlike Windows 10, Windows 8.1 offers much more control over how updates get installed without the need to turn services on and off.

Open Windows Update by going to the Charm Menu then Settings [Or from the Keyboard: Windows key + I, see our list of useful Surface shortcuts]
Tap Change PC settings