At 4:48 AM, the desktop loaded. Buster’s photo returned. Both monitors lit up. The accounting software ran without complaint. He restored his bookmarks from a manual backup he’d made last year (the only smart thing he’d done in months).

If you cannot even get to the desktop, you must access the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).

The update had taught him something valuable: in the war between your productivity and a trillion-dollar company’s design whims, the only winning move is to never let them fight on their own terms.

Rolling back a Windows Update can be a useful troubleshooting step when issues arise. However, it's essential to consider the potential drawbacks and alternative solutions before taking this step. If you do decide to roll back an update, make sure to monitor your system for any further issues and consider updating to a newer version once the issues are resolved.