When an update doesn’t go as planned, roll it back. You can do so within Windows, or, under dire circumstances, you can roll back an update from safe mode or when using the Windows Recovery Environment. First, if you can get into Windows, follow these s

Windows 7 users can just use the F8 key to get into the boot menu and switch to Safe Mode, but Windows 8 and 10 make this more difficult, so they’ll need to hold the Shift key while clicking Restart to get to the boot menu, and then go through a bunch o

To roll back a build, hit Windows+I to open the Settings app and then click the “Update & security” option. On the “Update & security” screen, switch to the “Recovery” tab, and then click the “Get started” button under the “Go ba