How To Enable Or Disable Automatic Driver Installation In Windows 10

1 How to Enable or Disable Automatic Driver Installation in the Windows 10 Control Panel2 How to Turn off Automatic Installation via the Registry

Generally, turning off this feature isn’t recommended, but disabling automatic driver installation for a short period is just fine if you have a particularly stubborn device. Before we get started with a tutorial, though, it’s worth noting the different types of updates Windows makes to your devices. The one we’re all familiar with is a simple driver update. These let your hardware communicate with your computer. Without a driver, it won’t function correctly, and with generic drivers, it may not function optimally. However, Windows also downloads driver information. Product names, model numbers, and other details help the user find what they’re looking for in Device Manager. We’re going to show you how to enable or disable automatic driver installation but bear in mind that it will switch off both of these update types. If you leave it off, you’ll also be missing out on the information required to discern devices from each other. Let’s get started: