Let Windows update only patches, not drivers.

Feb 1, 2024#折腾 #Winodws306

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The author discusses an issue with their AMD integrated graphics driver being automatically updated by Windows, resulting in poor display quality. To prevent Windows from updating the driver, they provide steps to use the Local Group Policy Editor to disable driver updates. After completing this, users can install the desired driver and check for updates without Windows interfering. They also mention that using the dism++ tool is a simpler alternative. For Windows Home users, they suggest using a version conversion tool to switch to Professional edition before applying these methods.

Cause#

My laptop has an AMD integrated graphics card, and due to the open-source nature of the drivers, Windows software updates automatically update the AMD drivers for me.

Although the intention behind automatic driver updates is good, the updated version is quite old, and the screen display effect is relatively blurry ~~(it's not unusable)~~.

Setup Steps#

Press Win + R and type gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
Select Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Update → Manage updates provided by Windows Update → Windows Update does not include drivers.
Double-click to open it, and you can see the description in the pop-up window.

Note

Enabling this policy will exclude drivers from Windows quality updates.

Enabling this option will prevent Windows from updating drivers.

After completing this, install the drivers properly, check for updates, and as shown in the image below, Windows will not update the AMD graphics driver anymore.

Using dism++ is even simpler (By Dind_UUPdump).

PS: For the Home edition, please use the version conversion tool to convert to the Professional edition (no need to reinstall) and reactivate before using dism++ or Group Policy (By Dind_UUPdump).