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    Elastic Compute Service:How do I uninstall system patches from a Window ECS instance?

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    Elastic Compute Service:How do I uninstall system patches from a Window ECS instance?

    Last Updated:Jul 19, 2024

    When you use an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance, you may need to replace guest operating system patches on the instance. This topic describes how to uninstall guest operating system patches from a Windows operating system.

    Procedure

    1. Connect to a Windows ECS instance.

      For more information, see Connection method overview.

    2. Press Win+R to open the Run dialog box, or right-click the Start icon and select Run.

    3. In the Run dialog box, enter cmd and then click OK to open the Command Prompt window.

    4. In the Command Prompt window, enter the wusa /uninstall /kb:<XXXXXX> command and press the Enter key to run the uninstall command. In the preceding command, replace <XXXXXX> with the ID of the patch that you want to uninstall.