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Windows Central
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Mauro Huculak

How to prevent drivers from installing automatically on Windows 11

Windows 11 disable driver updates

On Windows 11, the system uses an automatic mechanism to download and install security and maintenance updates, Microsoft products, and drivers for hardware components and peripherals.

Although it's a convenient way to detect and install virtually any kind of hardware, the updates available through Windows Update are not always the latest, and sometimes they may also include buggy drivers.

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