Updates Remove Patches Via Command Line Works on Windows Server 2008R2, 7, 8 and higher Find the list of packages installed on the machine with the issue by performing this command dism /online /get-packages /format:table for ease of reading I did the following: dism /online /get-packages /format:table > patches.txt From the list get the Package Identity Name Package_for_KB2870699~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.1.1 Run this command to uninstall the update silently DISM.exe /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:Package_for_KB2870699~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.1.1 /quiet /norestart FromĀ  https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=1217819