Windows 10: How to prevent a network driver from automatically installing? Specifically, Intel - Net -...

Okay, the reason why I want to prevent this exact update from installing is because it causes a Wifi malfunction for me, wherein every other 20 minutes or so, the Wifi will automatically disconnect, and I have to manually reconnect to the wifi after 1 minute.

It is extremely annoying and I found that it is this exact driver that is causing the problem.

I'm already using the Windows Update hider program, but it's not showing this particular driver there for me to hide.


To further help for those who may have the same problem or question, and those who might be able to help, my laptop is the latest Alienware M15 R2, using the KillerR Wi-Fi 6 AX1650w Adapter. This is the only update that has caused such an annoying problem on this particular laptop so far.

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is there a way to prevent automatic updates on windows 10 for a specific driver

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

Yes, there is a way to temporarily stop a specific driver update from installing automatically. Please click on the link below and try the mentioned steps:

How to temporarily prevent a Windows or driver update from reinstalling in Windows 10:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

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Automatic GPU drivers installed

Hey guys for the past 6 months I've been running a gtx 580 and I've just sent it back today as part of the step up program to get the gtx 680. For the next 2 weeks I will be using my old 9800 gtx+. I installed the card and booted the computer and upon getting to the windows screen, windows searched automatically online and installed drivers. I rebooted and checked the driver version, and sure enough, it had found and installed the latest drivers for my card.

I've always manually installed drivers by starting up the nvidia process and all that, what windows did, was it a sufficient driver install? When I get the gtx 680, I'm assuming it will do this again, would it be a smart idea to manually install the driver or would windows version do the exact same thing? Thanks guys.