Windows 10: Disable Driver Update

Howdy,

System Properties > Hardware > Device Installation Settings
Here I want to:
1. No, let me choose what to do
2. Never install driver software from Windows Update
3. Disable Automatically get the device app...
As shown in the snapshot.

I want to do the above steps via registry (.reg file) or a .bat/.cmd file.
Anyone can help me which keys to modify?
Cheers.





:)

 

Cannot Disable VIA Audio Driver Automatic Update

TL;DR version:

Windows 10 updates, including Device Manager automatic driver updates, can be disabled with this Group Policy:

Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Mangement -> Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off access to all Windows Update features" enabled

Full post:

Since Microsoft was SO helpful here [/sarcasm] I decided to take a closer look at the available Group Policy options. (Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc). First I tried these settings:

Administrative Templates -> System -> Device Installation -> "Specify search order for device driver source locations" enabled, set to "Do not search Windows Update"

Administrative Templates -> System -> Driver Installation -> "Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt" enabled

Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Mangement -> Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off Windows Update device driver searching" enabled

Administrative Templates -> System -> Windows Components -> Windows Update -> "Configure Automatic Updates" enabled, set to "2 - Notify for download and notify for install"

Administrative Templates -> System -> Windows Components -> Windows Update -> "Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation" disabled

I then ran my audio driver setup file, but after a restart, Windows immediately installed a new driver. So that didn't work.

I finally resorted to this option:

Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Mangement -> Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off access to all Windows Update features" enabled

I noticed that the description includes "This policy setting also prevents Device Manager from automatically installing driver updates from the Windows Update website", which is exactly what I need. I enabled this, ran the setup again, restarted, and the
driver stayed!

So that's the solution, to just disable Windows Update altogether. I suppose I'll have to re-enable every once in a while to get any important updates. Maybe after I re-enable, since the driver is already installed, it won't trigger the automatic update,
like running the setup file does? Like it was when I first installed Windows 10? Maybe that will work.

But in any case, no thanks to Microsoft, I finally "solved" the issue. A good Windows enhancement would be to split that Group Policy item into two items - one for regular updates, and one specifically for automatic Device Manager updates. But if the Windows
10 forums on the official Microsoft website aren't read by anyone even close to the Windows 10 development team, I have no clue how to even try and suggest this to them.

 

Cannot Disable VIA Audio Driver Automatic Update

Also, as a side note, I posted here in the Microsoft community because I already contacted Microsoft's "professional" support, and I was informed that they are equipped to handle basic questions only. This is an advanced technical support issue, and if
the only responses I will get are from the same team that runs the chat/phone support service, please tell me where I can contact someone more knowledgeable.

 

I found that:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching]
"SearchOrderConfig"=dword:00000000

Will do the 1st and 2nd step, both Radio Buttons will be changed to the No and Never.
But for the CheckBox "Automatically get the device app..." I didn't found the registry key!?

 

Also found *Smile

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching]
"SearchOrderConfig"=dword:00000000

 

In addition: *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html