Win 10 updates can't be disabled

[SparkyJJO]

Yeah, like disabling your Windows Update is such a good idea...

 

[postmortemIA]

Great, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

looks like nvidia and ati will have to publish drivers only on windows update :whiste:

 

[JimmiG]

The updated driver that Win10 installed for my USB WiFi stick won't let me connect to 5 GHz AP's, only 2.4 GHz.

Downgraded to the ancient driver from 2012 from the manufacturer, and it works, but I guess Windows will step in and ruin it by installing the updated driver again at some point?

 

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[Dkcode]

System Properties > Advanced > Hardware > Device Installation Settings

Choose No, let me choose what to do
Choose Never install driver software from Windows Update

I can confirm driver updates no longer install automatically from Windows update once the settings have been configured. A driver will only install unless you update the driver from the device manager and choose to update the driver via Windows update.

I would like to add that I think its such a dumb decision to have this setting turned on by default by Microsoft. The Lenovo X201 I am using for testing Windows 10 locked up 20 seconds after loading the desktop when I upgraded. I then tried a fresh install, flashed the BIOS before I narrowed it down to the Conexant sound driver which Windows 10 downloaded automatically. This would have caused a right headache for a novice user and would have cost them money to repair if they don't have someone around that can fix it for them.

Edit: No - Windows update is still installing drivers automatically with that setting disabled. WTF Microsoft?

 

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[TeknoBug]

No, as I have posted elsewhere that setting does not *reliably* prevent WU from installing all drivers. It seems to be pretty selective, with some drivers being installed and others not. The example I posted was three drivers; Intel IGPU, mouse and trackpad, all displayed and then promptly installed despite "Never install driver software from Windows Update" being enabled. Others have confirmed this, eg: http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=37598241&postcount=122

And me too:

Just fresh installed Win 10 on one of my laptops, turned off install driver updates in WU then ran check for update and sure enough it installed AMD graphics and Microsoft mouse drivers without my consent. lol

 

[destrekor]

Now, has anyone with this issue ALSO utilized DDU in safemode and have it disable automatic driver install?

On a basic ideal, it is the same thing; however, it could disable automatic driver installs in a more fundamental level.

If you use DDU to uninstall an AMD GPU driver, for instance, by default it prevents Windows from installing more advanced drivers at the next boot. So when you load Windows in normal mode, it stays at the low resolution and Windows never installs any basic driver, not even the basic Microsoft Display Driver or whatever it is called.

I am definitely curious if that route prevents any automatic installations that other disabling routes do not.

 

[n0x1ous]

If you use DDU to uninstall an AMD GPU driver, for instance, by default it prevents Windows from installing more advanced drivers at the next boot. So when you load Windows in normal mode, it stays at the low resolution and Windows never installs any basic driver, not even the basic Microsoft Display Driver or whatever it is called.

I am definitely curious if that route prevents any automatic installations that other disabling routes do not.

this is what I was concerned about. I used the AMD cleanup utility to uninstall radeon drivers which usually will then on restart have the ms basic driver loaded. when i rebooted all i got was display corruption!

ended up having to go into safe mode and the load the .inf of the new amd driver via device manager as the normal installer can't run in safe mode....What a pain in the @** all this auto update BS is causing. Fine for security, but drivers? common MS....

 

[destrekor]

this is what I was concerned about. I used the AMD cleanup utility to uninstall radeon drivers which usually will then on restart have the ms basic driver loaded. when i rebooted all i got was display corruption!

ended up having to go into safe mode and the load the .inf of the new amd driver via device manager as the normal installer can't run in safe mode....What a pain in the @** all this auto update BS is causing. Fine for security, but drivers? common MS....

Use DDU, not AMD's utility.

It might work in a slightly different way on fresh boot after using DDU in safe mode.

 

[n0x1ous]

Use DDU, not AMD's utility.

It might work in a slightly different way on fresh boot after using DDU in safe mode.

does DDU originate from Guru3d? never used it but have heard the acronym before.....I wish AMD had a clean install option built in to catalyst like Nvidia drivers have.

 

[destrekor]

does DDU originate from Guru3d? never used it but have heard the acronym before.....I wish AMD had a clean install option built in to catalyst like Nvidia drivers have.

http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/

That is the author's website. I'd skip Guru3D mirrors.