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This is an isolated update to a previous question I asked regarding the same issue after a Windows update in June 2021.

I didn't take this advice and instead continued troubleshooting.

While trying to uninstall previous Windows updates, I found that the Tiworker.exe (Windows Modules Installer Worker) that had been showing abnormal behaviour was located in the folder of a recent update. Particularly, servicing stack 10.0.19041.1081 (and funnily, its installation date roughly matches when my computer broke down.)

Servicing stack 10.0.19041.1081 suspicious. How uninstall?

I tried uninstalling it, but it doesn't uninstall.

Now, wishfully thinking that I have nearly identified the problem, how can I uninstall this servicing stack?

EDIT: July 2021- Heeding @Ramhound and @syseng21, I reinstalled Windows on my PC and well, it is working. The lesson is to just reinstall Windows if it doesn't work.

EDIT: December 2022- Thanks to the brilliant efforts by @Henke, an in-place upgrade maybe a better(albeit, slower) option for most people. Here's the link to Henke's detailed guide to perform it.

Nerd951
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I found the solution!

Had the same problem as you've mentioned above. None of my programmes worked since the last update.

Found a site that helped me solve my problem! www.makeuseof.com

These instructions are also mentioned in the link that I listed above:

"Type Command Prompt (Admin) in the Start menu search bar, then right-click and select Run as administrator to open an elevated Command Prompt. Type the following command and press Enter: DISM /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth. Wait for the command to complete. The process can take up to 20 minutes, depending on your system's health. The process seems stuck at certain times, but wait for it to complete. When the process completes, type sfc /scannow and press Enter."

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So, I tried uninstalling it

You can't remove Service Stack updates they are required to receive future updates through Windows Update.

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

Source: June 21, 2021—KB5003690 (OS Builds 19041.1081, 19042.1081, and 19043.1081) Preview

Can anyone help me in uninstalling it

The Servicing Stack 10.0.19041.1081 cannot be uninstalled from your system. The only way forward would be to perform an in-place repair with a Windows 10 ISO for 19041 (2004). However, instead of reinstalling 2004 and having to upgrade to 20H2 with an enablement package, I would download an 21H1 ISO and upgrade to that. If the issue you describe with your SSD prevents you from performing an in-place upgrade then your only option is to do a clean install of Windows 10.

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Run this below command prompt with admin privileges.
which will remove your the installed servicing stack update.

Command: dism /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.1110.1.15

-- Raghav

Thiruveedhula Ravi Kumar
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My computer broke down after a Windows 10 update

How I performed an in-place upgrade of Windows

– As I understand your screenshot, you can still log in and access Windows?
This was the case for me when Windows Update failed with an error.
I salvaged the situation by performing an in-place upgrade of Windows.
See my detailed description on how I did it.

My experience from removing servicing stacks

how can I uninstall this servicing stack?

– According to Microsoft, once a servicing stack update is installed, it cannot be removed or uninstalled from the machine.

This is not literally true, as I've removed servicing stacks myself. But I don't recommend doing it.

I removed several servicing stacks. At first, I didn't notice any difference. But when I checked my Windows specifications, they said I now had version 2004 of Windows 10, although I had updated to 21H2 a few months earlier.

In almost all other respects, Windows was working normally. But when I finally decided to update Windows 10 to get version 21H2 back, it just didn't work.

What I experienced was:

  • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth failed,
  • System Restore failed,
  • sfc /scannow failed, and – worst of all
  • Windows Update failed.

All of these problems were solved after I did the in-place upgrade of Windows.

References

Henke
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