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Help needed on tech query, not gardening

Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
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I wonder if anyone can advise if it's easy to uninstall a Windows update? My laptop did so a couple of days ago and now thinks it's a tablet so I can now only post using a new popup keyboard. It's driving me mad. Help much appreciated, e
ven daughter who works on IT hasn't been able to cure it.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I expect your daughter's already tried this, but if not (and assuming you're on Windows 10):
    click the Windows button and go to settings (cog symbol), click Ease of Access, scroll down and click Keyboard in the left column, make sure the "Use the on-screen keyboard" slider is set to Off.
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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Does disabling tablet mode not work?
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-tablet-mode-on-or-off-add3fbce-5cb5-bf76-0f9c-8d7b30041f30#:~:text=Tablet mode makes Windows 10,turn it on or off.
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    thanks b[oth of you, but neither works i'm afraid.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Jolly Gary the GardenerJolly Gary the Gardener Posts: 133
    Hi Lizzie

    THE FOLLOWING IS FOR WINDOWS 10

    Try this
    in settings and select the tab for "Tablet" then check at top of page and make sure the "when i sign in" box has the "never use tablet mode" selected

    if you wanted to uninstall any updates do the following
    go to "view update history" then select the "Uninstall updates " at top of page then it gives a list of updates and dates of when they were installed so you can uninstall the latest update that gave you the problem

    I think the first option may help you out

    then you can hopefully go back to normal laptop use

    Regards

    Jolly G
  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73

  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Not sure what happened above. You can occasionally roll back from updates in the following menu...


  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Windows 10 is a nightmare, even for an IT professional. It seems like every new version changes a critical troubleshooting or recovery step. I’ve pretty much completely given up on it, except for some really specific software.
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    You can contact Microsoft themselves, I've done this about a problem in the past and they were helpful. 
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Thanks everybody. Much appreciated, I'll show my daughter your replies and let her have a go!!  I can always use the desktop - but not in the incliner!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Poly-anthusPoly-anthus Posts: 155
    I agree Windows 10 is a pain in the neck.  After numerous problems after updates, the guy who I employed to try to sort things out, advised that my only option was to re-instal Windows 7! which I'm using again now.  Don't know how long it will be useable though!
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