Windows 10: How to /actually/ defer updates?

Discus and support How to /actually/ defer updates? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I've been having a returning problem for months on end and by this stage I am livid with Windows not respecting my wishes to NOT INSTALL the latest... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by harald, Jul 8, 2016.

  1. harald Win User

    How to /actually/ defer updates?


    I've been having a returning problem for months on end and by this stage I am livid with Windows not respecting my wishes to NOT INSTALL the latest driver for my Synaptics touchpad/trackpoint device, because this driver totally ****s the user experience my Lenovo X230 laptop.

    (Latest Synaptics driver is useless for X230 trackpointer in Win10 because sensitivity is simply to low. I have found my solution for this: using Synaptics driver for Win 8.1 (16.2.19.14). My issue is with this sadistic autoupdate feature.)

    I have tried deferring the driver. I have tried many times to uninstall + delete drivers in device manager. But, no questions asked, it automagically installs 19.0 during startup. I have tried rolling back to 16.2. After a reboot it is back to 19.0 again because **** YOU. Just now I made group policy that instructs Windows to ASK before downloading and installing updates. Does it care? No. It does what it pleases. *Mad WHY do you make it so hard to stop a known bad update from happening again and again and again. This feels like a sick joke to me. *Confused

    :)
     
    harald, Jul 8, 2016
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  2. How do I disallow MS pushing new feature code onto my machine?

    Actually Enterprise Long term service branch can defer/not do upgrades for 6 months or more. Current Business Branch (Enterprise) and Educational cannot defer for 6 months but rather 48 hours.
     
    ZigZag3143 (MS -MVP), Jul 8, 2016
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  3. how to stop GPS auto update on C6

    actuality is there any deference between GPS and GPRS, because I thing its downloading GPRS data

    is it something to do with GPRS
     
    geronimos---01, Jul 8, 2016
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    How to /actually/ defer updates?

    Brink, Jul 8, 2016
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  5. harald Win User
    Hi Brink,

    Thank you for a swift reply.

    I have already disabled Automatic Updates using Group Policy, and set it to 2 - Notify for download and notify for install. Nevertheless, Windows automatically downloaded - and installed - Synaptic 19.0 yet again when I followed this step: 9. Click/tap on the Check for updates button in Windows Update to apply.

    I then followed your second link for enabling "Do not include drivers with Windows Updates" but there is no such option in my Local Group Policy Editor! *Think
     
    harald, Jul 8, 2016
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    The GPO is only available starting with build 14328. You might see if using OPTION TWO may be able to still apply it for you.

    If it won't work in a lower build, then you could try hiding the driver update for now until you have the GPO above in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 2nd.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...dows-10-a.html
     
    Brink, Jul 8, 2016
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  7. harald Win User
    Thanks again.

    I have run the Enable_Drivers_in_Windows_Update.reg and verified the ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate entry in regedit. It may appear that "Synaptics - Pointing Drawing - Synaptics Pointing Device" is not registered as a driver per se... as this package is still being downloaded in background. (2nd time it has happened now.) I have not been able to deselect this update so I have to roll back the driver (and set my mouse settings again) every time I have run Windows update.

    *Confused
     
    harald, Jul 17, 2016
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  8. Brink
    Brink New Member

    How to /actually/ defer updates?

    Brink, Jul 17, 2016
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  9. harald Win User
    YES! YES! It seems to work! *Party At this time the Synaptic driver is now not only NOT being downloaded behind my back and installed against my will, I can now even do Windows updates without having a driver battle. Thank you so much!
     
    harald, Jul 31, 2016
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  10. Brink
    Brink New Member
    You're most welcome. *Smile
     
    Brink, Apr 5, 2018
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