How to roll back or uninstall Microsoft patch using WSUS?

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Is it possible to use WSUS to roll back a patch? Specifically KB2501584?

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '11 at 20:05

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Approve the update - counterintuitive, eh? - for removal.

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answered Aug 01 '11 at 20:05

Shane Madden

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Ah! The famed intuitiveness of graphical user interfaces! – Hubert Kario Aug 01 '11 at 20:50

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '11 at 20:00

It looks like you should be able to, just choose the Update and choose the Remove option rather than Install. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720434(WS.10).aspx

However, I'm not sure if you will be able to do this based on the KB description

Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the disc that contains Microsoft Office 2003. Additionally, you may not have the option of uninstalling this security update from the Add or Remove Programs item or from the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. There are several possible causes of this issue.

+1 for checking on whether this one could be successfully uninstalled - you'd think MS would have this down by now! — Shane Madden, Aug 01 '11 at 20:08

How to roll back or uninstall Microsoft patch using WSUS?

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