Acer will have different drivers compared to DELL, HP, and Samsung.
Microsoft Generic Drivers
Windows can install Microsoft generic drivers for Windows.
Even if it installs any driver software, Windows Updates make a run at update them instantly.
We see a swirling icon that Windows 7 is searching for the latest updates for drivers.
It is a time-consuming process.
load the drivers from the manufacturer site, and the windows update is still spinning.
This version only works for some devices.
Keeping given the above problems, we need to disable automatic driver update for some devices.
In this guide, we are going to see the steps on how to achieve this task.
How to Disable Automatic Driver Update using System Setting?
But it can go into a loop while finding them in Windows 7.
In such cases, you’ve got the option to choose one of the 4 options.
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Search for system in the Windows 7 search box.
press Advanced system tweaks on the left pane.
System Properties windows open.
punch the Hardware tab.
snag the No, let me choose what to do.
opt for Never install driver software from Windows Update.
It will prevent searching windows updates for drivers.
Windows 10
It will stop the automatic download of drivers using Windows Update.
But as we see, Windows 10 is quick and best at updating the latest drivers.
Therefore, the recommended option can be left alone if your hardware configuration is good enough.
How to Use Group Policy to Disable Automatic Driver Updates?
The steps are the same as above.
you’re free to set the SearchOrderConfig to 1.
This option will ask what to do before it tries the driver update from the Microsoft site.
Since, Windows 10 is good at detecting the correct drivers for most of your devices.
It should not have much problem.
