Windows 10: Keep Win 10 from updating the GPU driver & downloading updates automatically

Hi,my work PC has got 2 gpus, a GTX 1050Ti and a GT 710. The first is used for my main monitor and a couple of other things, the second is used for extra monitors. To make both gpus work at the same time a very specific Nvidia driver is needed and yet Win 10 keeps updating the driver to the latest one that's available for the 1050Ti, even if that one doesn't support the 710.This is really annoying, especially since it installs the driver at random times, which means that everything but the main monitor stops working while I'm actually using the PC and I then have to stop work, close everything

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Disabling automatic driver updates for GeForce on Win 10 Home

I've run into a problem which I already solved but I wanna ask around to make sure this doesn't happen again.

My GTX 1080 was running perfectly fine on 385.69 drivers, butter smooth for months both on Win 10 Home and 8.1 before. Today I noticed quite a lot of stutter in ME:Andromeda, after a while I saw my driver version was 388.13 which aere notorious for stuttering. The system must've updated the driver automatically. I uninstalled 388.13 and my system reverted back to 385.69 automatically. Everythings run smooth once again.

My question is: how do I stop this from happening again ? I'm okay with automatic updates for the system, chipset,RST and the like but GPU drivers I'd like to always install manually. I did what I found in this article

http://www.itprotoday.com/windows-server/stop-automatic-driver-updates-windows-10

but is this going to do what I'm asking for ? I'm a very inexperienced Win 10 user, I've only been on the new system for a month or two. Need advice.

 

Disabling automatic driver updates for GeForce on Win 10 Home

This is a good solution on Pro, where you have Group Policy Editor, but not sure if it will work on Home like Cucker has.

@cucker tarlson go to Mussels signature. In there he has a link to the WUMT (Windows Update Management Tool). I use it to download updates on my own, and hide ones i dont want. Yes, you can even hide driver updates, only doing them on your schedule.

 

Disabling automatic driver updates for GeForce on Win 10 Home

Yes, I don't know what he is on to, I used 8.1 for years (up till October this year) and it never, never did automatic driver updates. I don't know what's wrong with this guy, he's always bitching so much about stuff, and often just making it up. can't even write a senetence without cursing something.



anyway, if there's no easy way to do that on win 10 then I'll just have to remebmer to check my driver version if my games show any malfunctioning.

also, the method I used was this

How to Disable Automatic Driver Downloads on Windows 10

I copied a wrong link in my OP.