{"id":103487,"date":"2018-09-17T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=103487"},"modified":"2022-05-11T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T00:17:33","slug":"uninstall-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/uninstall-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The October 2018 Update for <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a> will be downloading and installing automatically as a free update on devices sometime in October. However, rollouts of new versions have taught us that they don&#8217;t always goe as planned because of the potential unknown bugs and compatibility issues.<\/p>\n<p>At least during the first several weeks, it&#8217;s expected that a small number of computers will come across problems, and for that reason Windows 10 includes an option to uninstall the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-redstone-5-version-1809-new-features\">October 2018 Update (version 1809)<\/a> to rollback to the previous version.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, you would use the option to remove the new version because your device is having problems, or version 1809 installed automatically, and you&#8217;re not ready to upgrade.\u00a0If your device has been upgraded using the Windows Update, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/upgrade-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update\/\">Media Creation Tool<\/a>, or using the Update Assistant, during the first ten days, you can uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 using the recovery feature.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, you&#8217;ll learn the steps to uninstall the October 2018 Update to go back to the previous version of Windows 10.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#remove_windows10_1809\">How to remove the Windows 10 October 2018 Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#missing_windows10_uninstall_option\">Missing Go back to the previous version of Windows 10 option<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"remove_windows10_1809\">How to remove the Windows 10 October 2018 Update<\/h2>\n<p>The process to rollback to the previous version after installing the Windows 10 October 2018 Update from your computer is straightforward, but you should always consider checking for new updates first, as there could be already a fix for the problem you&#8217;re having.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box-red\" ><span><strong>Important:<\/strong>\u00a0You&#8217;ll be making significant changes to your device. It&#8217;s very important that you make a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-windows-10-system-image-backup\/\">full backup of your system<\/a>\u00a0before using this guide.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Also, if you&#8217;re dealing with an specific issue, research online first, as the problem could have an easy fix. When nothing seems to resolve the problem, you can use the steps below (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k5_FxuFtlJ8\">the video above<\/a>) to rollback and get rid of the Windows 10 version 1809. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Recovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under &#8220;Go back to previous version of Windows 10,&#8221; click the <strong>Get started<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_103496\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-10-1809-recovery-settings.jpg?resize=827%2C544&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 version 1809 recovery options\" width=\"827\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-10-1809-recovery-settings.jpg?w=1057&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1057w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-10-1809-recovery-settings.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-10-1809-recovery-settings.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-10-1809-recovery-settings.jpg?resize=873%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 10 version 1809 recovery options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select a reason why you&#8217;re uninstalling the October 2018 Update.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>No, thanks<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Go back to earlier build<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_103495\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/uninstall-windows-10-october-2019-update.jpg?resize=682%2C376&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uninstall Windows 10 October 2018 Update option\" width=\"682\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/uninstall-windows-10-october-2019-update.jpg?w=682&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/uninstall-windows-10-october-2019-update.jpg?resize=150%2C83&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/uninstall-windows-10-october-2019-update.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uninstall Windows 10 October 2018 Update option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve completed the steps, your device will uninstall the latest feature update, and it&#8217;ll go back to the previous version.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"missing_windows10_uninstall_option\">Missing Go back to the previous version of Windows 10 option<\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t see the option to go back to a previous version of Windows 10, then a few\u00a0things could be happening. Windows 10 automatically saves a copy of the previous version on the <strong>C:\\<\/strong> drive, on a folder called <strong>Windows.old<\/strong>, during each upgrade<b> <\/b>in case the installation fails and rollback is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>If the installation completes successfully, the Windows.old folder will stay on your device, and you can use the above instructions to manually remove Windows 10 version 1809 from your computer.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the <strong>Windows.old<\/strong> folder, you won&#8217;t be able to uninstall the update using the steps mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/windowsold-folder-win-10-au.jpg?resize=825%2C471&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows.old folder on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update\" width=\"825\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/windowsold-folder-win-10-au.jpg?w=825&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/windowsold-folder-win-10-au.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/windowsold-folder-win-10-au.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a chance that you may be trying to uninstall the Windows 10 October 2018 Update\u00a0<strong>after the ten days of the original installation<\/strong>. The Windows.old folder takes a lot of space on your device, and to free up space for more important files, <strong>Windows automatically deletes the previous version files folder after ten days of the installation<\/strong>. If this is the case, you won&#8217;t be able to go back to a previous version.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the Windows.old folder, but you don&#8217;t see the option to go back to a previous version. Then there&#8217;s another issue, and you&#8217;ll need to downgrade using a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/clean-install-windows-10-1803-april-2018-update\/\">clean installation of Windows 10<\/a>\u00a0using an ISO file that contains the older version you want to use.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re back on the previous version, you can try reinstalling the feature update again. If you don&#8217;t want to upgrade, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/prevent-windows-10-installing-october-2018-update-1809\/\">you can always block the Windows 10 version 1809 using these steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you no longer have the option to roll back, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/extend-period-uninstall-windows-10-upgrade\/\">you can use\u00a0<strong>this guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to configure your device to\u00a0<strong>keep the previous installation for a longer period<\/strong>\u00a0so you have more time to uninstall an upgrade of Windows 10 the next time around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: If you&#8217;re having problems with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809), or you&#8217;re not ready for the new upgrade, use these steps to remove it from your computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2426,173,23],"tags":[97,19,2540,2624,2576],"class_list":["post-103487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-videos","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-advanced","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-10-version-1809","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"VIDEO: Use these easy steps to uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) to go back to previous version.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/uninstall-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) - Pureinfotech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"VIDEO: Use these easy steps to uninstall Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) to go back to previous version.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/uninstall-windows-10-1809-october-2018-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pureinfotech \u2022 Windows 10 &amp; 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