How to Disable Automatic Hardware Driver Updates on Windows 10

Windows 10 will always help the users in keeping their system up-to-date with some latest features and with all the latest security updates, and it will also include the process of keeping your hardware updated.

However, sometimes it doesn’t always work. With some different or so many hardware manufacturers and devices, the automatic updates sometimes break your Webcam or also graphics card.

Whenever you find that your device is not working properly or correctly after an automatic update, then here we provide a complete procedure of how to disable the driver updates, but it will still receive some other important security and some feature patches.

Steps to Disable Automatic Hardware Driver Updates on Windows 10 Pro

If any of the users are running the Windows 10 Pro, then here is the simplest way to stop the automatic driver updates which are directed through the Group Policy Editor. But for this, you need to follow few simple steps. They are as follows:

1. Firstly, press Windows Key + R together.

2. Then, type the word gpedit.msc.

3. Press Enter or click on the OK option.

4. Alternatively, navigate towards the following path:

· Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update

5. Now, double-click on “Do not include drivers with the Windows Update” option given in the right panel of the screen.

6. Then, select the Enabled option, appearing on the next screen.

7. Lastly, click on the OK tab and finally close out the Group Policy Editor.

Steps to Disable Automatic Hardware Driver Updates on Windows 10 Home

If are the user of the home version of Windows 10, or running the home version of Windows 10, then you don’t need to have access to the Group Policy Editor, but instead, you need to hack the Registry. But we suggest you that before making any tweaks in the registry, confirm that you create any restore point or do a full system backup. Now follow the few steps to easily disable the Automatic Hardware driver updates on Windows 10 Home.

To launch the Registry Editor,

1. Press the Windows key.

2. Then, type: regedit.

3. Now, press the Enter tab or click on the OK option.

4. When the Registry Editor opens, continue towards by typing the following path:

· HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

5. Now, right-click on the Windows key and choose the option New>Key.

6. Now, you need to enter the new key Windows update and then give create a new DWORD Value of ExcludedWUDriversInQualityUpdate and give it a value of 1.

Lastly, click on the OK tab.

Jack Tucker is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry from last 10 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup