> This situation has.. no precedent as far as I can tell.. - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/automatically-get-recommended-and-upd

> This situation has.. no precedent as far as I can tell.. - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/automatically-get-recommended-and-updated-hardware-drivers https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers...: “Windows can automatically download recommended drivers for the hardware and devices connected to a system by using Windows Update“ - eight years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8tlre3/why_is_it_so_hard_to_stop_windows_10_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8tlre3/why_is_it...: “I can't seem to stop it from installing device drivers, even after unchecking the 'Do you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps and custom icons available for your devices?' and saving. I uncheck it, reboot. Uninstall all drivers except USB (so I can use mouse and keyboard) and reboot. Aproximately two minutes after the reboot, I get notification ballons telling me everything is installed again. Heck, even the super old Nvidia 388.1 driver is installed (the latest now is 393.2).”