Still no way to prevent WU from updating drivers automatically?

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    In the script you should be using the group's SID instead of "Administrators". The group name is localized, so the commands would fail on non-English systems; SID is language-independent:
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    $owner.SetOwner([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]"S-1-5-32-544")
    $rule.SetAccessRule([System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule]::new([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]"S-1-5-32-544", "Full", 0, 0, 0))
     
  2. slackeritguy

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    All driver updates are disabled through WU or overall?
     
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  7. slackeritguy

    slackeritguy MDL Member

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    Would that still allow me to update my video card drivers manually?
     
  8. dobbelina

    dobbelina MDL Senior Member

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    No, then you temporarily have to disable the policy and re-apply afterwards.
     
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  9. slackeritguy

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    Ok.

    Do you by any chance know if the device ID for a device changes with each driver update?

    Btw mate, thanks for all your help. Really appreciated.

    Have you tried this yourself?
     
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    It may have been mentioned already but DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) has a feature to disable them from installing AFAIK.
     
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    No, the Device ID usually never changes with an addon card.

    For onboard motherboard devices, a device ID may change under really, really rare circunstances after a BIOS update.
     
  12. Mr.X

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    Didn't know this. Can others confirm this statement?
     
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    Hi,

    I'm surprised because I enabled the GPO that prevent to install drivers from Windows Update, and I can install any driver manually (XPS via "Programs and features"/"Turn Windows features on or off" or even VMware Tools that install my virtual drivers).
     
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    Edit...anyway. I'm out of this thread.
     
  16. slackeritguy

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    After thinking about it, a better solution would be to just disable Automatic Windows Update, and just hide the drivers I don't want updated before WU gets a chance.
     
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