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[sweenish]

USB devices can install their own stuff, you know.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I opened the NVCP and sure enough, the bloody thing had replaced my 347.88 drivers with 358.91.

USB devices can install their own stuff, you know.

NV GPU is not a USB device.

 

[DrGreen2007]

Sure its not the Nvidia updating itself ?

 

[hennessy1]

I would suggest the registry edit at the bottom of this article.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/take-back-control-driver-updates-windows-10/

I made that change and have not had windows 10 install any drivers for gpu or otherwise.

 

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[mikeymikec]

OP, have you considered that Microsoft simply knows better than you do? You say no to driver updates, but deep down, you really mean yes. Microsoft understands that.

I won't ask if you want a hug, I'll just give you one. There there.
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Seriously though - what version of Win10 did you install to begin with? I'm (half-heartedly) wondering whether an older version had a bug that ignored the settings you applied. I'll probably have a Win10 build coming up in the next week or so, I can try setting it up and configuring it not to install drivers automatically and see what happens (I know for a fact that it will try to download the Intel graphics driver automatically because I usually rely on it to do that). If anyone has any other tips for what I could try to stop Win10 auto installing drivers, I'm probably willing to try them out.

 

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[hennessy1]

What, off the dongle? No, it's not doing that. The Logitech Download Manager only gets installed when the PC is online, and it's WU that's doing it. On a Windows 7 machine Logitech Download Manager will appear in the WU list waiting to be installed.



Yes, I never install Nvidia Updater/GFE.



Is that also going to stop it from installing drivers already contained within Windows (like every time I plug in a new mouse or flash drive, will I have to undo it)?

That's why I don't use the blanket gpedit 'not described' method - it's a daily pain in the arse.

At this point I'm thinking this is too much trouble all for the sake of using an OS that I don't even like. I keep coming back to Windows 10 with the vain hope that it'll be better, but now it seems to be actually getting worse. This new driver bullshit is a step too far.

No it will only stop WU from installing drivers. Any drivers within the OS itself will stay.

 

[sweenish]

NV GPU is not a USB device.

And you're going to completely ignore where they were also talking about a Logitech device?

Come on.

 

[TheRyuu]

I have to disconnect my internet when I install Nvidia drivers because for the brief moment that there's no driver because it removed the old one apparently Windows forgets that it's currently installing a new one in its place and tries to grab whatever version from Windows Update. I believe I have all the options to disable automatic installations enabled but maybe I missed something.

 

[hennessy1]

On a clean windows 10 pro install I just did this is how I avoided any windows update drivers from being installed. I applied the registry edit I listed before then within the first 5 seconds of connecting it to the internet I ran the wushowhide program and hid various misc intel drivers, the logitech download manager driver and a misc asus driver for my particular motherboard that I did not want installed. I have not had any drivers installed from windows update since then. I have rechecked the wushowhide program as well to make sure they stay hidden and they have. This is just the way I did it but other configurations may not see success this way.

 

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