Stop automatic driver updates on Windows 1. One of the Windows 1. I hear regularly on Super. Site for Windows and through social media is the mandatory delivery of universal drivers through Windows Update. We already know that OS updates are obligatory for all Windows Home users and can be deferred for different periods of time for those on Windows 1.
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Professional & Enterprise. Part of those supposed mandatory downloads and installs have been driver updates for the third party hardware on computer systems. While it is great that OEMs and third party hardware manufacturers are providing more of their drivers through Windows Update in Windows 1. However, since updates were mandatory it caused a lot of disruption/issues when the universal drivers got installed and replaced better performing drivers the user had manually installed on their system. Well it turns out you can actually disable the downloading of these universal drivers in Windows 1. Tap/Click the Start Button and search for system. Tap/Click the Control Panel result - it should be the top one. When System Properties opens up click/tap on Advanced system settings.
Similar help and support threads Thread: Forum: Trying to turn off windows automatic driver install. I`ve used this procedure, but if I turn on my printer, windows.
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Click/Tap on the Hardware tab (#1) and then click/tap Device Installation Settings (#2). Click/Tap on No, let me choose what to do to expand your other options. Once you click on No, let me choose what to do (#1) there are three other options to set.
Option #2 continues to download and install the best driver software from Windows Update. Option #3 prevents the automatic install of driver software from Windows Update and option #4 toggles the ability for Windows Update to download hardware related apps and other info from Windows Update.
I have verified that this option is available on Windows 1. Home, Professional and Enterprise (thanks @Hicheras for the assist). Since it is available in Enterprise versions of Windows 1. Group Policy should be an option as well. Of course, if you opt to turn off automatic driver updates for your hardware that means you must manually find those updated drivers yourself from the manufacturer.
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It also appears this is an all or none choice so no flexibility to select which hardware to automatically or manually update. Maybe that level of control will come later.
Fixing Windows 10 Automatic Updates Install Problem ' Windows Update' is an essential program and part of Windows operating system. It regularly checks Microsoft. First and foremost, if you're using an automatic driver management utility, I'd recommend you get rid of it. Most of them, including GeForce experience, cause more.
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