Windows 10: Stop windows updating printer driver

I have an HP Envy 6200 Photo printer. I cannot print via the USB port following a recent Windows 10 Home update. Digging deep showed that the current driver was of type 4. Using the search for an alternative driver with Windows update threw up the 2006 type 3 driver. I installed it and printing via the USB port resumed. However, Update decided this was wrong and replaced it with the type 4 driver again. I have repeated this several times with the same result. A recent Insider Preview claimed to include a fix for the Type 4 printer driver reporting an error. This update has been installed but

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win10 sez no drivers for brither hl5040 printer  

To be sure that you followed my suggestion correctly, I will specify some steps: CP>devices and printers>add a printer>the printer that I want isn't listed>add a local printer with manual settings>define port>Windows update and install

 

Windows 10 update cause printer problem with: "Printer not activated - Error - 20"

Hi John,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern about accessing the printer after the Windows Update, we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• How is the printer connected to the computer, locally or through network?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue?

I suggest you to try the below and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to update the drivers for printer and check.

• 
  Right click on the Start button from the desktop and select
  Device Manager.
  
• 
  Locate and expand Print queue.
  
• 
  Right-click on the printer driver
  that is listed and click Update driver software.
  

Step 2: I suggest you to run the printer troubleshooter from
“Fix printer problems”
and then check if this fixes the issue.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information, we will be happy to help you further.

 

WU wants to update my printer driver - need to stop it

So I ran the show/hide thing and expected to have to click to make the HP Printer Driver a hidden update. Instead, the show/hide said there was nothing in the list. Hmmm. Now the WU screen no longer shows the HP Printer Driver at all, and the list of WU updates that have been applied does show that the update was applied on 10/21. I did not select this update to go on my system. And I certainly do NOT know why MS continues to distribute this very old and obsolete HP driver.