Windows 10 Prevent/Remove a specific update

To prevent a particular update from being installed on your Windows 10 Pro system, you can use the “Show or hide updates” troubleshooting package provided by Microsoft.

Here's how you can do it:

Download it “Show or hide updates” troubleshooting package from the Microsoft website.

• Run the troubleshooter and click on “Advanced”. Make sure the box for “Apply repairs automatically” is checked.
• Click Next and select “Hide updates”.
• Select the update you want to prevent from installing from the list provided and click Next.
• Complete the troubleshooting steps and the selected update should remain hidden and not install.

You should know that hiding updates should be done with care, as they often contain important security updates. If you are planning to upgrade to Windows 11, which may not be affected by the same issue, this app could be a temporary solution until you upgrade.

If this tool doesn't work, you can try the command below:

Reset Windows Update components: includes stopping the Windows Update service, clearing the Windows Update cache, and restarting the service.

There are several steps involved in resetting Windows Update components (Reset Windows Update components).

Here's a guide on how to do this one command at a time:

• Stop Windows Update services:

net stop wuauerv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

• Rename SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folders:

Ren C:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

Ren C:\\Windows\\System32\\catroot2 Catroot2.old

• Restart Windows Update services:

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

You can run the above commands with Command Prompt or PowerShell (you will need administrator rights).

Search for cmd or powershell, right click on the icon and open as administrator

Then restart your computer.