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Every part of my computer, which I built myself, gets its drivers from Windows Update. Drivers have been pushed from Windows Update since... forever? Granted, I
by deith 7y ago
Every part of my computer, which I built myself, gets its drivers from Windows Update. Drivers have been pushed from Windows Update since... forever? Granted, I always install a more recent version myself.
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- GordonS 7y agoHuh, I've used Windows 10 for years now, and didn't realise it still had this feature - I don't recall ever seeing any "optional updates"? But then, for most things I always install recent'ish drivers from the manufacturer myself, which I guess would disable this feature for at least those things.
- deith 7y agoOnly that they are not optional, they force you to install those drivers (unless you're installed your own before). But they do indeed show up on Windows Update. https://filestore.community.support.microsoft.com/api/images/2f0c0423-8e09-4b73-bc97-c4d0359f2538 https://filestore.community.support.microsoft.com/api/images...
- Lammy 7y agoThey are optional. The option is just not visible in that UI. If you have Windows 10 Pro or higher, open the Group Policy Management snap-in, navigate to "Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update", edit "Do not include drivers with Windows Update" and set it to 'Enabled'. If you have Windows 10 Home you can get the same effect by manually creating the registry key the Policy controls. Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate", create a new DWORD 'ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate', and set it to '1'.
- StillBored 7y agoYah, I don't understand why MS doesn't just make sure more of the drivers are in windows update or updated on a more regular basis as part of the driver signing program.