Windows 10 Revert – How to Revert from Version 1703 to 1607 After Revert Period

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I am using Windows 10 Pro.

Despite the fact that I am on the Current Branch for Business in Windows Update, my computer installed the version 1703 while Current Branch for Business is at version 1607.

Indeed it is my fault for not catching this critical mistake earlier on. I no longer have the option to revert to an older build in my recovery options. I wonder if there is a way to revert back to 1607 without performing a full reinstall. However, I will take "you have to reinstall" as an answer, if that is what it takes.

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You have to reinstall.

Beginning with the Anniversary Update the rollback window shortened from 30 days to 10: http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/microsoft-shortens-recovery-rollback-period-10-days-windows-10-anniversary-update

You can check the Windows.old directory on the root of your system disk to see if there's any chance of rolling back. If it still has pretty much the same files and folders as your C:\Windows directory, you may still be able to rollback using the normal mechanisms in Settings > Updates. If it's mostly empty though, you're out of luck.

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Windows – Stop Feature upgrades and properly manage them via WSUS

Repeating the same answer for Windows 10 circumvents WSUS, which I had given on Server Fault here as well since the OP is making the same mistake.

The solution is very simple, ensure that your copy of Windows 10 does not have any of the following value names listed under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate, if you are running Windows 10 OS - impact version: 1511 & 1607.

 DeferFeatureUpdates
 DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays
 DeferQualityUpdates
 DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodInDays
 PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime
 PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime
 ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate

Quoting further from the same article "Why WSUS and SCCM managed clients are reaching out to Microsoft Online":

What just happened here? Aren’t these update or upgrade deferral policies?

Not in a managed environment. These policies are meant for Windows Update for Business (WUfB).

Windows Update for Business aka WUfB enables information technology administrators to keep the Windows 10 devices in their organization always up to date with the latest security defenses and Windows features by directly connecting these systems to Windows Update service.

We also recommend that you do not use these new settings with WSUS/SCCM.

If you are already using an on-prem solution to manage Windows updates/upgrades, using the new WUfB settings will enable your clients to also reach out to Microsoft Update online to fetch update bypassing your WSUS/SCCM end-point.

To manage updates, you have two solutions:

Use WSUS (or SCCM) and manage how and when you want to deploy updates and upgrades to Windows 10 computers in your environment (in your intranet).

Use the new WUfB settings to manage how and when you want to deploy updates and upgrades to Windows 10 computers in your environment directly connecting to Windows Update.

— "Why WSUS and SCCM managed clients are reaching out to Microsoft Online" : This post was authored by Shadab Rasheed, Technical Advisor, Windows Devices & Deployment (9 January 2017), Microsoft Windows Server Team .

NOTE: Be advised that the mentioned Microsoft article's list of Registry value names has typos.

Windows – Can’t find “Automatically hide scroll bars” option

Sometimes search in Windows actually works!!! :D

I typed 'Scroll' into the Settings search box and was offered three choices, one of which was 'Automatically hide scroll bars in Windows' which took me to a scrolled down position in Ease of Access: When I first checked Ease of Access, I didn't see it, because I needed to scroll down & there was no scroll bar to clue me in! It seems the mouse scroll wheel doesn't work in Settings windows the way it does in "normal" windows --- you have to click & drag the scroll bar to scroll down!

EDIT The associated registry entry is:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility]
"DynamicScrollbars"=dword:00000000

Keith

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