What is the best way to uninstall security update 2982791 in a WSUS and Patch Manager environment? Microsoft has pulled a number of security updates released last week. Last Friday, Microsoft revised MS14-045 (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-045) and wrote the following:
Why was this bulletin revised on August 15, 2014?
Microsoft revised this bulletin to address known issues associated with installation of security update 2982791. Microsoft is investigating behavior associated with the installation of this update, and will update this bulletin when more information becomes available. Microsoft recommends that customers uninstall this update. As an added precaution, Microsoft has removed the download links to the 2982791 security update. For instructions on how to uninstall this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2982791.
Looking at KB2982791 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2982791), Microsoft wrote:
Open the Programs and Features item in Control Panel, and then click View installed updates. Find and then uninstall any of the following update that are currently installed:
- KB2982791
- KB2970228
- KB2975719
- KB2975331
So there are four security updates, which have been installed on a large number of computers last week in our environment that now needs to be uninstalled. Manually going around to hundreds of computers is not an option. What options do we have in Patch Manger to uninstall this updates?