# downgrade after upgrade robotware

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819>\
**Category:** OmniCore\
**Created:** [March 5, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819 "2025-03-05T16:42:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![daniel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@daniel72](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/daniel72)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819/1 "2025-03-05T16:42:34Z")

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In Robotstudio/Installation/Modify Installation → Update: Robotware 7.15.4 was updated to Robotware 7.16.2.

How can I go back to Robotware 7.15.4? There is no option to downgrade after the update?

Daniel

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**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819/2 "2025-03-05T16:54:02Z")

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Did you install the system into the contoller?

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**Author:** ![daniel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@daniel72](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/daniel72)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819/3 "2025-03-05T20:08:20Z")

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I did: In Robotstudio/Installation/Modify Installation → Update

the controller then updated itself to RW7.16

The problem is that the IO configurator is now crying that it can’t handle RW7.16 and there doesn’t seem to be a version of the IO configurator that fits RS7.16

I expected there to be a way back but it doesn’t seem to be possible!?

Daniel

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**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819/4 "2025-03-05T20:56:41Z")

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Cold start the controller. Delete that system in Robotstudio and make another with 7.15.

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**Author:** ![daniel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@daniel72](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/daniel72)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/downgrade-after-upgrade-robotware/11819/5 "2025-03-06T07:22:06Z")

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I used RS2024.3 yesterday, but this version cannot handle Robotware 7.16.  
With RS2025.1 it is possible: to go back to an older version under: Robotstudio/Installation/Modify Installation → Update (here now is selection possible)  
The option to create a new system or a system from a backup as in RW5 and RW6 does not seem to be possible in RW7 or RS2025.1 until now.

Daniel