Uninstalling Windows Updates via CMD Batch File

Question

I am trying to put together a batch script that will quietly remove a specific windows update. I have the KB #.

I cant seem to find a seamless way to do this so far. Is there a way to uninstall via a GUID of sorts? If so, how do you find the GUIDs of each specific installed windows update?

Answer 1

According to MSDN, in order to uninstall update #980302, you should use the command:

wusa /uninstall /kb:980302

As the documentation and wusa /? doesen't reveal anything about specifying more /kbs, your batch file should consist of several above lines (one per kb#).

Don't forget to run your batch file as Administrator!