On windows 10, the automatic update mechanism is a convenient system that provides maintenance and security patches as well as updates for microsoft products and device drivers.. In this article, we will share three different ways to disable automatic driver updates in windows 10. while the focus and screenshots are from windows 10, the same configurations can be used for windows 7, windows 8 and windows 8.1.. Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs all updates. this includes security updates, feature updates, and driver updates provided through windows update. this is generally a good thing, but if a driver or update causes problems you can uninstall it and block windows from downloading it again.
Windows 10 disable driver updates hi, i'm using build 10051 and windows update tries to update drivers with windows update. but there is an issue related to realtek driver and as soon as it installs this update, i get a blue screen of death :(. [windows 10 tip] disable automatic driver updates installation via windows update. we know that windows 10 automatically downloads and installs all available updates via windows update without notifying or asking the user. we have posted detailed tutorials long time back to fix this issue and disable automatic updates installation problem in windows 10 which can be read at following links:. We recommend that you update to the latest version of windows 10 before you try to uninstall any drivers because this may resolve the issue. you can use windows update to check for the latest update by selecting the start button, then selecting settings > update & security > windows update , and then check for updates..
