Remove the ability for a user to uninstall a Windows upgrade.Find out how many days after an upgrade that an OS can be uninstalled.Windows gives a user the ability to uninstall and roll back to a previous version of Windows. It's all documented in a dry, but authoritative Microsoft support article, "DISM operating system uninstall command-line options," which explains its purpose thusly:
The magic happens courtesy of the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (Dism.exe), which is built into all modern versions of Windows.ĭon't take my word for it. You, the knowledgeable Windows expert, the IT professional, and the snarky ZDNet pundit… you can extend that rollback period from its 10-day default to a full 60 days with a few quick commands. That would probably end in heartache, right?īut here's the thing. I assume we can agree that it would be absurd to allow a Windows user to try to roll back an upgrade after six months or a year or two years. They quickly discover an incompatibility with a crucial software program or find a device that doesn't work quite right or just decide that their cheese was moved a bit too far, thank you very much. And, of course, those uninstall files take up multiple gigabytes of disk space that you might need for other purposes.Īs those poor, quietly sobbing Microsoft product managers will tell you, telemetry data confirms that the overwhelming majority of people who decide to roll back their upgrade do so in the first week or so.
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