{"id":121139,"date":"2020-03-05T08:37:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=121139"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:56:42","slug":"uninstall-windows-10-2004-2020-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/uninstall-windows-10-2004-2020-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to uninstall Windows 10 version 2004, May 2020 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 version 2004, May 2020 Update, is available as a free upgrade sometime in spring 2020 for compatible devices. However, during the initial rollout, it&#8217;s known that unknown bugs, compatibility problems, and other issues can negatively affect experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having problems after the upgrade, or the new version isn&#8217;t for you, during the first ten days since the installation, Windows 10 makes available an option to uninstall the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-2003-20h1-2020-update-features\/\">May 2020 Update (20H1)<\/a> to rollback to the previous version.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, you&#8217;ll learn the steps to uninstall the May 2020 Update reverting to the previous version of <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a> without losing your files.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#remove_windows10_2004\">How to uninstall Windows 10 version 2004<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#missing_windows10_uninstall_option\">Why &#8216;Go back to the previous version of Windows 10&#8217; option is missing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"remove_windows10_2004\">How to uninstall Windows 10 version 2004<\/h2>\n<p>Rolling back to a previous version after installing Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update) is an easy process. However, if you&#8217;re planning to remove the update because of an issue, it&#8217;s recommended to check for updates before rolling back in case there&#8217;s already a fix for the problem that you&#8217;re experiencing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box-red\" ><span><strong>Warning:<\/strong> You&#8217;ll be modifying your current installation, as such make sure to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-windows-10-system-image-backup\/\">full backup of your system<\/a> in case something critical happens and you need to undo these changes.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Also, if you&#8217;re dealing with a specific issue, search online or use the forums to find help, as the problem could have an easy fix. When nothing seems to work, you can get rid of version 2004 using the instructions below.<\/p>\n<p>Uninstall the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004):<\/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 2004 recovery options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select a reason why you&#8217;re uninstalling version 2004.<\/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 May 2020 Update option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the device will remove the latest feature update, and it&#8217;ll revert to the previous version whether it&#8217;s version 1909, 1903, or an older release.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"missing_windows10_uninstall_option\">Why &#8216;Go back to the previous version of Windows 10&#8217; option is missing<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 10 automatically creates a copy of the previous version inside the <strong>Windows.old<\/strong> folder during each upgrade<b> <\/b>in case the installation breaks and rollback is necessary. If the installation completes successfully, the <strong>Windows.old<\/strong> folder will be kept on the main drive, and you can use the instructions to manually remove Windows 10 version 2004 from your computer.<\/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>If the <strong>Windows.old<\/strong> folder isn&#8217;t available, then you won\u2019t be able to uninstall the feature update.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the option to uninstall the Windows 10 20H1 update isn&#8217;t available because you&#8217;re trying to perform this process <strong>after the ten days of the original installation<\/strong>.\u00a0The <strong>Windows.old<\/strong> folder takes a lot of space on your device, and to free up space for more important files, <strong>Windows 10 automatically deletes the previous version files folder after ten days of the original installation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the case that you have the previous files, but the option to rollback isn&#8217;t available. Then there&#8217;s another issue, and you&#8217;ll need to downgrade using a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/clean-install-windows-10-1903-may-2019-update\/\">clean installation of Windows 10<\/a>\u00a0using an ISO file that <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/download-older-iso-windows-10\/\">contains the older version<\/a> you want to use.\u00a0Once you&#8217;re back on the previous version, you can try reinstalling the feature update again when you&#8217;re ready.<\/p>\n<p>If you no longer have the option to revert the changes, <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>If you&#8217;re having problems with the Windows 10 version 2004, May 2020 Update, or you&#8217;re not ready for the new upgrade, use these steps to remove it from your device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121142,"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":[2426,23],"tags":[97,19,2540,2650,2576],"class_list":["post-121139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-advanced","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-10-2004","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 2004, May 2020 Update - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How do I uninstall Windows 10 version 2020, May 2020 Update? 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