Windows 10: Turn On or Off Device Driver Automatic Installation in Windows 10

Nothing to be sorry about Corrie.

This would just be the registry location and setting for this. It will not add the setting back to the "Device Installation Settings" UI though.

 

So in sort what I am attempting to do i.e more options ( 2nd jpg ) can not be achieved with Windows 10

 

There's no way to add that one setting back to the GUI, but you can manually set it via the registry instead.

 

Amazing ... Microsoft seem intent on moving technology backwards, I have a series of drivers that work with all sorts of hardware on my PC and over the years I have been very careful about what I allow Windows to install or what I make sure Windows can not install.

I now have a machine that will not function the way it used to as Windows updates drivers I do not want updated, work around exist but it's very time consuming and becomes very user unfriendly

 

Microsoft removed it from the GUI in an attempt to simplify the settings to a simple on/off now. Most people would want to have the icons updated as well, so when you turn on the setting in the GUI it'll also turn this on by default as well

When you set the registry to 0, you turned off updating device icons and information though. You would need to set this back to 1 if you wanted it enabled.

 

Thanks for your help Brink

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

Brink,

Build 14332, I edited the registry entry, but still get the update to my Synaptics touchpad, and wondered if can remove the registry entry below the driversearching as seen below to stop getting it (thinking while it may not look for any more drivers, because that one is there it still dishes it out to me, yes? ):

 

Hello Marc, *Smile

The tutorial below should work better for that build instead.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

 

Ah, cool, easy enough in gpedit *Smile

Should I still remove that cached entry you think?

 

You shouldn't need to if you disable driver updates in Windows Update, then uninstall the driver afterwards if still installed.

 

Ok copy.

Will evaluate, thanks.

 

Please let us know how it went.

 

I have had Synaptics touchpad issues ever since Windows 10 Upgrade. I used the old one for many months, they issued one that worked well and I unblocked updates. Last week's 'update' broke it again (no edge scrolling and unwanted Cortana gesture). Follow Brink's tutorial to block further updates and roll back to last working one.

The other issue that many others have with Synaptics touchpad is that your settings are lost on reboot whether you create a profile or not. This regedit will fix that -

Navigate to:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Synaptics\SynTP\Install
Note this is LOCAL MACHINE, not CURRENT USER.

Look for a key in that Install folder called "DeleteUserSettingsOnUpgrade"

Double click and change the value to 0

After restarting your settings will be kept because driver will not think it's reinstalling on every reboot.

 

Well,

Set the policy - Enabled and rebooted.

Uninstalled the newest driver, rebooted.

Installed the older one, rebooted.

On that boot, checked updates, and new one still awaiting install.
Immediately opened gpedit and rechecked the policy, was enabled.

I'm at a loss as to why MS has to force this on us. I can understand OS updates but drivers, grr ... *Smile