These new features will remain dormant until they are turned on through the “enablement package,” a small, quick-to-install “master switch” that activates the Windows 10, version 20H2 features. Therefore, the new features in Windows 10, version 20H2 are included in the latest monthly quality update for Windows 10, version 2004 (released October 13, 2020), but are in an inactive and dormant state. Windows 10, versions 2004 and 20H2 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files.

After a reboot, your system will be rolled back to the build 19041 (2004) from 19042 (20H2).

Right-click Feature Update to Windows 10 20H2 via Enablement Package (KB4562830) and click UninstallĪlternatively, you can run the following command-line to uninstall the update: wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:4562830Ĭlick Yes when you see the following prompt: Windows Update Standalone Installerĭo you want to uninstall the following Windows software update?įeature Update to Windows 10 20H2 via Enablement Package (KB4562830).

Open the classic Programs and Features Control Panel.

Voilà! This brings back the “Keep personal files and apps” and “Keep personal files only” options in the Setup screen. You may also directly download the MSU installers via the following links: Architecture: 圆4Īpplies To: Windows 10 v2004, Windows 10 20H2 Update (November 30, 2020): Microsoft officially released the optional Cumulative Update KB4586853 via the regular Windows Update channel. Installing the KB4586853 update (released on NovemNovember 30, 2020) fixes this problem. It’s either the wrong version in the ISO header or the 19041 bits in the ISO (including the setup.exe wizard file) that is causing the problem. If you run the DISM’s get-wiminfo command-line, you can see that the ISO version is 1, where 2 is expected.

This is because there are 19041 versions of files in the 20H2 ISO supplied by Microsoft. The article is based on the following Windows 20 20H2 ISO (20H2 Build starts with 19042.nnn) that I downloaded from Microsoft: Your files, apps, and settings can’t be kept because your current version of Windows might be installed in an unsupported directory or you’re trying to install an older version of Windows. The dialog has a note at the bottom, which reads: The options “Keep personal files and apps” and “Keep personal files only” are dimmed out, and “Nothing” is the only (default) choice.

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