Prevent Windows From Downloading Broken Drivers From Windows Update
Method 1 – Manual Change
Open up System > Advanced System Settings > Hardware > Device Installation Settings. Set it to No, Let Me Choose What To Do and set Never Install Driver Software From Windows Update.
Method 2 – The Registry
Open REGEDIT and set both of these REG_DWORD values to 0:
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching\SearchOrderConfig
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata\PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork