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How to Uninstall Update KB5001330 from Windows 10

Last week’s Windows security update, designated KB5001330 for Windows 10 version 20H2, is supposed to address notable remote-code-execution threats, zero-day flaws, and replace the legacy version of Microsoft Edge with the latest Chromium version.
However, it appears that this security update is causing significant problems for many Windows 10 users, while others can’t even install it on their machines. According to WindowsLatest, users on Reddit and Microsoft Tech Community forum started posting complaints about the update shortly after its rollout.
Reports suggest that KB5001330 has been failing to install, throwing up error messages like 0x800f081f, 0x800f0922, and 0x800f0984. It’s also causing consistent Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) on boot and temporarily logging users into a guest profile.
Furthermore, people who have managed to install the update without errors have noted that the security update leaves a significant impact on gaming performance, including unexpected frame drops, random stutters, and broken VSync.
Some of these issues were discovered in previous cumulative patches (KB5000842) as well, but Microsoft never acknowledged or prioritized them. If you happen to have installed this flawed Windows update, consider removing it until the company addresses the severe problems.
This guide will walk you through the process of uninstalling the update KB5001330 from Windows 10. Users who haven’t installed it will also find detailed instructions to prevent their devices from downloading and installing the following security patch.

Uninstalling update KB5001330 from Windows 10

If you are facing performance issues and other problems after installing the cumulative update KB5001330 on your Windows 10 device, the best thing you can do for now is to get rid of it. Here’s how to uninstall the patch:

  1. First, open the Start menu and go to Settings from the sidebar.
  2. Select Update & Security on the main Settings page that appears on the screen.
  3. After that, select Windows Update on the left pane, followed by clicking the View update history option.
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  4. Click Uninstall updates on the next page. It will open up a new window with a list of updates you currently have installed on your machine.
  5. Go ahead and select Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB5001330) in the list, then hit Uninstall at the top.
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  6. Click Yes to confirm uninstalling the security update and wait for the process to finish.
  7. Finally, click the Restart now button and let your Windows 10 device remove residual files from the update.

Upon completing the steps and rebooting your PC, Windows 10 should behave normally as it was before the update.

What to do when you can’t boot into Windows 10

If you have installed the latest cumulative update and your device is stuck in a boot loop, prohibiting you from accessing Windows, follow the below steps to remove the update and fix the problems.

  1. Start with powering on your Windows 10 device.
  2. Once the Windows logo shows up, press the power button on your device immediately to interrupt the boot sequence.
  3. Repeat the above step two more times to get into the “Advanced startup” menu.
  4. Now head over to the Troubleshoot menu and select Advanced options.
  5. Select Uninstall Updates on the next screen, followed by clicking the “Uninstall latest quality update” option.

Once you perform the above steps, the update KB5001330 update will get removed. After that, your PC should normally boot into Windows 10 again.

Preventing Windows 10 from installing update KB5001330

If you are concerned about the cumulative update KB5001330 causing issues on your Windows 10, we highly recommend not to install it until Microsoft mitigates the problems. To ensure that Windows doesn’t automatically download and install it, follow the steps below.

  1. Go to Settings from the Start menu and visit the Update & Security section.
  2. Select Advanced options on the Windows Update settings page.
  3. Scroll down to the “Pause updates” section, click the drop-down box under “Pause until,” and choose the last available date.
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That’s it! Windows Update won’t check for any updates and install them automatically until the date you picked up in the Settings.
Microsoft also provides a troubleshooter tool to block specific updates from downloading on devices automatically. However, it is unavailable on the official Microsoft support site at the time of writing.
 

Wrapping up

This is how you uninstall the update KB5001330 and prevent it from installing automatically on Windows 10. It’s still unclear how pervasive the issues caused by the following update are, but it’s far from the last time Microsoft rolled out a buggy security update (KB4532693, to be specific) that deleted user files.
Until then, those who haven’t installed the cumulative update yet should wait for Microsoft to address the issues and roll out a new version. Given some of the severe security flaws KB5001330 patches, we also wouldn’t advise avoiding it altogether.

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