This article describes the Windows 7 automatic update open and Windows 7 automatic upgrade package uninstall method, the same applies to Vista, if you want to uninstall the Windows XP upgrade package, please refer to the steps and precautions at the end of the article Usually encountered accidentally installed patches, can be uninstalled by the method of this article, and because the uninstallation upgrade package needs to take into account the order of order, so should be given priority to Windows 7 system protection function, as long as the protection, Windows 7 will automatically create a restore point, system restore is more effective than manual uninstall.
First, open Windows 7 automatic update
Windows 7 users are recommended to open all automatic updates, according to their own experience, I feel that Windows 7's original system still has a lot of compatibility issues, especially Windows 7 power Management and related driver compatibility issues, due to the release of Windows 7, many of the underlying drivers support the hardware of the manufacturers is not very good, through the automatic upgrade patch package, you can solve these compatibility problems, you need to summarize the running status of your computer, in the end The default driver for Windows 7 is stable or the official driver of the PC manufacturer is more stable (not necessarily the driver of the PC manufacturer is more authoritative), the compatibility result is subject to the facts. Let's talk about the steps to enable automatic update:
1, open Windows Update
There are three ways:
A, open the control panel - "system and security (default is in the category view) -" Windows Update
B. If it is in the big icon view or small icon view, just click Windows Update directly
C, right click the mouse and click on the small banner in the tray, then select Windows Update.
Windows Update interface is as follows:
This includes:
Check for updates——Click to check if Windows 7 has new updates now
Change settings—&mdash Used to open windows 7 Update or modify the update plan
View update history ——View update history, manage update package.
The right side is the update package prompt, generally optional upgrade package unless you need special, generally do not install, even if some driver upgrade package, if the machine does not encounter any problems, it is best not to install. On the right is the recommended installation, especially if the security update is best installed.
2, open Windows 7 automatic update
Click on the change settings in the above picture, as shown below:
select automatic installation update (recommended), click OK, the following options can be default. If it is a server operating system such as Windows Server 2008, it is recommended to choose to download the update, but let me choose whether to install the update or check the update, but let me choose whether to download and install the update, and the schedule settings should also be arranged when the server is not busy, you can Avoid hanging up due to reboots.
Second, uninstall Windows 7 upgrade package
When you find that Windows 7 system may cause some problems due to the upgrade, you can try to uninstall the patch package just upgraded, uninstall method: Click on the Windows Update interface View the update history, or view the installed updates in Control Panel - System and Security - to the same location, as shown below:
Windows 7 update package uninstall interface:
Click Specify the update package, and then click Uninstall, but need to pay attention to:
1, uninstall the upgrade package is best to uninstall in reverse order of the installation date, such as upgrade package 1, upgrade package 2, upgrade package 3, do not directly uninstall directly Upgrade package 2, but should uninstall the latest upgrade package first, unless you know that the replacement content of upgrade package 2 will not affect the normal operation of upgrade package 3.
2, the use of Windows 7 system restore function, back to Windows 7 earlier, Windows 7 system restore function is more effective.
3, this method is mainly for the unopened system protection function, due to the suspicious problem when installing Windows 7 automatic update, it is convenient to uninstall and use.
4, if you encounter system problems, it is recommended to check your newly installed software or modified Windows 7 system settings, including but not limited to drivers, application software installation.
Three, Windows XP/2003 and other system upgrade package uninstall
If you are a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system, uninstall the upgrade package, you can use some special patch package uninstall software (online), but still uninstall Pay attention to the uninstallation order and determine the installation date of the patch package. You can try the following methods provided by Microsoft:
1. In the Start->Run, type cmd, press Enter to confirm the command prompt, enter the following command and press Enter.
2, dir %windir%*.log /o:d |
Findstr /i /r /c:q.......log /c:kb.......log /c:q......uninst.log /c:kb.... ..uninst.log > %systemdrive%TimeLine.log
3, then go to the system disk to view the Timeline.log, there are patch package installation order date and time information.