How to Fix Undoing Changes Made to Your Computer

Whenever a Windows update process is interrupted or goes wrong, you may see the “Undoing changes made to your computer.“

Depending on your particular system, your PC automatically fixes such an issue on its own and boots normally after leaving it for likeseveral hours(can range from 2 to 8 hours).

However, sometimes your PC might get stuck in a loop and display the same message with ablack screeneach time after restarting. In such cases, you probably need to uninstall the previous updates.

Start PC in Safe Mode and Uninstall Recent Updates

If yourPC is stuck on a loopand displaying the same message, you need toboot your PC into safe modefirst. you may find the safe mode option in theAdvanced Startup optionsscreen.

That said, sometimes your PC can fail to boot into theAdvanced startup optionsscreen. In that case, first boot using a USB that contains the Windows installation media.

For more information, follow the steps mentioned in“Sign-On With Bootable Media”until you reach that screen.

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Use the Startup Repair

In case your PC isexperiencing startup problems, it can fail to boot successfully and display the undoing changes error.

To fix it, you may use the Startup Repair option in theAdvanced Startup optionsscreen. Such an option will automatically diagnose and fix any startup-related problems on your PC.

Repair System Files

The system file checker, also known as SFC scan, scans andrepairs corrupt system files.

So, if your previous update was interrupted or contains such files, you canrun an SFC scanalong with aDISM command.

Restore the PC

In case you have created a restore point, you may use the System Restore option to revert your PC to that point in time.

Here’s how you can use system restore inside the safe mode.

If you areunable to boot into the safe mode, follow the steps below.