Uninstall a patch for Azure DevOps Server 2020

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To uninstall a patch, unzip the archive file created upon installing the patch. The following procedure is valid for uninstalling patches for Azure DevOps Server 2019 and later on-premises versions.

To roll back the latest patch:

  1. Open a directory with Azure DevOps Server. For example: C:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2019.

  2. Open the backup folder. This folder should have appeared after installing the patch. For example: C:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2019\Backup.

    Uninstall patch, Azure DevOps Server

    In it, choose the archive with the latest date, for example, the date when the patch was installed.

  3. Unzip the archive zip file to a directory with Azure DevOps Server, for example: C:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2019.

    There is no need to reinstall anything, just copy the files from the backup with replacement.