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Disable updating device driver at Microsoft.
This tweak lets you disable the ability to use Windows Update to locate updated drivers for hardware in Device Manager.
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Description:
Windows update is normally used to locate updated drivers for hardware in device manager but system administrator might have used his discretion to disable the setting in the registry. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \explorer does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value nodevmgrupdate in the right panel. Now, right-click and modify its value to 1 which can disable updating device driver. However, if you want enable the option back, change the value data to 0 or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.
Level: Recommended For Experts Only
Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: Explorer |
Data Type: Key |
Enabled Value: |
Disabled Value: |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: NoDevMgrUpdate |
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value) |
Enabled Value: 1 |
Disabled Value: 0 |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit". |
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Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\]</b>, key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies". |
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Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoDevMgrUpdate" in "Explorer" key. |
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Next, right-click on "NoDevMgrUpdate" and click on 'Modify'. |
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Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'. |
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