How To Disable Device Driver Automatic Update In Windows 11 [Guide]
The automatic updates on Windows eliminate the need to update your drivers manually. Furthermore, when you connect a new hardware device, Windows can automatically install the necessary drivers.
Although this approach keeps your devices up to date, you may want to stop automatic driver updates for various reasons. Fortunately, Windows provides several options for disabling automatic driver updates. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through all of them.
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Windows 11 can automatically detect and install new hardware drivers you connect to your computer. However, sometimes you may not want the system setting up specific devices automatically. It could be because Windows 10 may try to install a version of the incompatible driver or a version that contains bugs, which will result in more issues.
Sometimes you may also want to stop automatic driver installations because there is another version (newer or older) known to work better on your computer. Whatever the reason, you can stop the operating system from trying to use Windows Update to download driver updates.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.
