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Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as Windows, is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft.

  • How to disable automatic driver downloads on Windows 11

    Method 1 of 3

    1. Press Windows Key +I on your keyboard to open Settings in Windows 11 then click the About tab (1);
    1. Select Advanced system settings (2);
    1. Switch to the Hardware (3) tab;
    2. Click on the Device Installation Settings (4) button;
    1. Select the No (your device might not work as expected) (5) radio button to disable automatic driver downloads;
    2. Click the Save Changes (6) button;

    Method 2 of 3 (Windows Registry)

    1. Press the Windows + S keys to open the Windows Search;
    2. In the search bar, type Registry Editor and choose Open (1) from the right pane;

    3. User Account Control, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? Click Yes (2);

    1. Go to the following key: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching (3) then double-click on SearchOrderConfig (4);
    1. Change the value to 0. Click the OK button;
    1. Close the Registry Editor then reboot your PC to apply the change.

    Method 3 of 3 (Edit group policy, available for Windows 11 Pro or Windows Enterprise)

    1. Press the Windows + S keys to open the Windows Search;
    2. In the search bar, type Edit group policy and choose Open (1) from the right pane;
    1. In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage updates offered from Windows Update (2) then double-click on Do not include drivers with Windows Updates (3);
    1. Select the Enabled (4) option and then click the Apply button.