Windows 10 install drivers without asking

[Zero Fox]

This is usually a good thing, specially if you just install Win10, the OS make sure to install the bests drivers that it can for your hardware. However in this case it's a bad thing, i don't like the Conexant SmartAudio HD driver that Asus assign to this laptop (Asus K501UX), i actually prefer the Microsoft Audio Driver (Win10 integrated audio driver) so I uninstall the Conexant driver and reset the PC, as expected the system boot with the Microsoft driver, however during that session Windows Update (i think) download the Conexant driver and was set to install the next time i restart the  PC...

 

Is there anyway to prevent this? I can't find a way trough the Windows Update settings...

[m0k]

does it stop driver downloads and installations if you set your internet connection to metered?

the only other way i have seen that is through DDU, the software makes a registry entry change that prevents windows update from downloading drivers - i have a feeling it might be specific to video drivers though - could use a fact check

[intender]

if you have cortana you can type advanced system settings and open it.  the system properties will open up.  click on the hardware tab, device installation settings and select no.  that should stop driver updates from happening, but it doesnt always work for some reason. 

 

if you dont have cortana you can find this in the control panel>system and security>system>advanced system settings. 

[Zero Fox]

10 minutes ago, intender said:

if you have cortana you can type advanced system settings and open it.  the system properties will open up.  click on the hardware tab, device installation settings and select no.  that should stop driver updates from happening, but it doesnt always work for some reason. 

 

if you dont have cortana you can find this in the control panel>system and security>system>advanced system settings. 

The first time didn't work, so i do it again and it seems it works now, i will check if the Conexant driver install for the rest of the day and tomorrow to be sure

[GoodBytes]

You can try this: use Microsoft tool to block driver update until a new version (if any) comes out of the drivers:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-window?utm_source=twitter%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter

 

Direct download:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

 

Also you can go to the System panel (Start >  type: System > pick: System, and on the side column pick: "Advanced system settins"), and go under the Hardware tab, and click on the button "Device Installation Settings", and pick "No", and click on "Save changed" button

 

Does that work?

[Zero Fox]

On 31/10/2017 at 2:47 PM, GoodBytes said:

You can try this: use Microsoft tool to block driver update until a new version (if any) comes out of the drivers:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-window?utm_source=twitter%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter

 

Direct download:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

 

Also you can go to the System panel (Start >  type: System > pick: System, and on the side column pick: "Advanced system settins"), and go under the Hardware tab, and click on the button "Device Installation Settings", and pick "No", and click on "Save changed" button

 

Does that work?

The 1st method i will try it tonight, the 2nd method already try it and it doesn't work in this case

[Zero Fox]

On 10/31/2017 at 2:47 PM, GoodBytes said:

You can try this: use Microsoft tool to block driver update until a new version (if any) comes out of the drivers:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-window?utm_source=twitter%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter

 

Direct download:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

The application didn't detect the conexant driver, then a couple of minutes after i uninstall the driver it installed by itself again, this time didn't even wait for the restart...