{"id":20357,"date":"2020-11-19T08:33:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T13:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=20357"},"modified":"2020-11-19T13:56:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:56:05","slug":"how-to-go-back-to-the-previous-version-of-windows-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-go-back-to-the-previous-version-of-windows-10-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Go Back to the Previous Version of Windows 10\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">How to Go Back to the Previous Version of Windows 10\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff;\"><em>Windows 10 October 2020 Update is available and slowly rolling out to Windows 10 users. If the update causes you major problems, the information in this article will help you make it like it never even happened.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Windows 10 October 2020 Update (Version 20H2) is rolling out (slowly) to Windows 10 users.\u00a0 We want to remind you, again, of an IMPORTANT feature of Windows 10 that lets you go back to your previous version of Windows 10. Going back to the previous version of Windows 10 is only possible after a version update (such as the \u201cOctober 2020 Update\u201d or Windows 10 Version 20H2), regular (cumulative updates) can simply be uninstalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">But remember, you only have 10 days&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">By default, you have 10 days after you update to a new version of Windows 10 to go back to the previous version of Windows. Using the option to go back to the previous version of Windows 10 preserves your files, installed programs, settings and reverts your Windows 10 version to the previous version of Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">IMPORTANT!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Do not use System Restore, System Reset, or Fresh start to fix problems with a version update.<\/strong> Always choose the option to go back to the previous version of Windows 10. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Go Back to the Previous Version of Windows 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If a Windows 10 version update, such as Windows 10 October 2020 Update (Version 20H2), causes you major problems, the first thing you should do is this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">1. Right-click on the Start button and click \u201cSettings\u201d\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2. In Settings click \u201cUpdate &amp; Security\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3. In \u201cUpdate &amp; Security\u201d click \u201cRecovery\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">4. In Recovery, you may have three options \u201cReset this PC\u201d, \u201cGo back to the previous version of Windows 10\u201d and \u201cAdvanced startup\u201d. If it has been well past 10 days since the Windows 10 version update was installed, you will not see \u201cGo back to the previous version\u2026\u201d at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2021\/goback2021.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you don\u2019t see \u201cGo back to the previous version of Windows 10\u201d or the \u201cGet Started\u201d button is grayed out:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">a.) The update was not a Windows 10 version update<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">b.) Too much time has passed since the major update was installed. <strong><em>By default, you have 10 days to go back to the previous version after a version update.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">c:) If you see the option but the \u201cGet started\u201d button is grayed out, then you waited too long and you no longer have the option to go back to the previous version of Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you have problems with updates other than Windows 10 version updates, you can uninstall the update(s) this way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">1. Click Start \u2014 Settings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2. In Settings, click on Update &amp; security<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3. In Update &amp; security, click on Windows Update<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">4. In Windows Update, click on Advanced Options<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">5. In Advanced Options, click on View your update history.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">6. In Update history click on Uninstall updates and a list of updates will appear. The date of each update will be shown on the far right of the list.\u00a0 You can uninstall updates from there.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; How to Go Back to the Previous Version of Windows 10\u00a0 Windows 10 October 2020 Update is available and slowly rolling out to Windows 10 users. 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