How to Uninstall an Update in Essentials

Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010

Several updates, such as a custom Windows Installer-based update, support an uninstall operation. Use the following procedure to uninstall an update previously deployed by System Center Essentials 2010 that is no longer needed.

Note

The Uninstall task is not available if the update was installed as an .exe file or if the update was not installed by Essentials 2010.

To uninstall an update

  1. In the Essentials console, click Updates.

  2. In the Updates pane, select a category containing the update that you want to uninstall.

  3. In the results pane, right-click the update that you want to uninstall and select Uninstall.

  4. In the Select Groups for Uninstall dialog box, select the computer groups from which you want to uninstall the update, and then click OK.

See Also

Concepts

About Update Management in Essentials

Other Resources

Update Management in Essentials