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updated windows and now my fan has stopped working

Anonymous
2025-01-15T02:02:35+00:00

So, I just went through the latest update (1/14/25) and now I get a message when powering up that my fan is not working. This seems to be a common issue. How do I uninstall the update I got today so everything works again? I don't want to edit the bios, I want to uninstall the update so everything works like it did last night.

This part is a gripe...

 I thought that after upgrading to windows 11 the problems with updates causing issues on computers that were working properly before the updates had been fixed.  My computer was on the receiving end of this windows 11 issue at least 12 times. Well, it turns out **I was wrong**.  

 The windows 10 updates would remove my mouse/touchpad drivers.  Yes, not just the drivers, but the listing where the drivers went was gone too.  Now with windows 11 we are seeing the updates screwing up the fan on our computers.  This is a critical component that was working properly before the updates.  Are you (microsoft - intentionally small "m") testing these updates on older computers before the update is release, or just on the latest systems.  FYI my computer is 7 years old, and like a lot of users over 40 I don't see a reason to buy a new computer until the one I have won't do what I need it to do.
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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T22:54:40+00:00

    mine did the same thing it's bricked my whole motherboard as it will not recognise any fan headers through BIOS or any other attempted fix.

    nothing state of above has worked.

    I even tried rolling back to 22H2.

    reset CMOS

    reset default BIOS.

    I was using the PC and an update came up. I clicked update and restart.

    The PC shut down and upon restart the only fan on was the graphics card fan.

    I am at a loss other than spending hundreds of dollars I cannot fix it.

    This is no coincidence. absolutely annoyed right now.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T08:06:17+00:00

    Hi, danalord

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    We understand that you are experiencing a fan not working issue after updating Windows, also as a Windows user, I fully understand your distress and opinion, first of all you can try the following steps to uninstall the update:  I.Uninstall the update:1. Windows Update >, select “Start > Settings”. Under Related Settings, select Update History > Uninstall Updates or use the following shortcut:2. Select the update you want to remove from the list, and then select Uninstall.Rolling Back the SystemIf the above solution fails to uninstall the update, and you have not completed 10 days after the update and kept the windows.old and $windows.~bt folders, you can also try to rollback to a previous version of Windows, please refer to the detailed steps:Go back to the previous version of Windows - Microsoft SupportRestore the system from a restore point (if you have one).Please refer to the following link for more details:System Restore - Microsoft SupportSince the fan not working issue is also related to computer hardware, if you are still experiencing fan issues after trying the above methods to uninstall updates and go back to an older version of Windows, you may need to contact your computer hardware support to have your fan tested.Regarding your comments, I do understand how you feel, Windows updates can sometimes make some computers conflict in operation and compatibility, often leading to some problems, which is why we are here, and these problems often sometimes require some troubleshooting to be able to locate the exact cause.However, we need to explain that we are only community support staff, in the Microsoft community does not participate in the Windows testing and development staff, here we can do only for the users who encountered problems to provide assistance, about the problems appearing in the new version of Windows, we recommend that you can press Windows + F, to the official feedback to the Microsoft problem, only you feedback your views, the development team will be aware of the problem. Only if you give us your feedback will the development team be aware of the problem.After submitting, please share the feedback link here as this will allow others on the forum (including me) to vote for your submission. More votes will increase the attention and priority of the development team. Thank you for your understanding!If you need more help, feel free to reach out.

    Best Regards

    Nicholas.Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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