– From now on, the selected updated Driver, or Windows Update, will not be installed automatically, until you run the Show or hide updates tool again and unblock the installation (Show Hidden Updates). Wait until the troubleshooter applies the appropriate changes on your system and then click Close.
Select the Update that you don't want to be installed and click Next.ĥ. At the next screen choose Hide Updates.Ĥ. Run the Show or hide updates tool and select Next at first screen.ģ. Download and save the " Show or hide updates" troubleshooter tool. To prevent the automatic installation of a specific Windows Update or an updated driver on Windows 10:ġ. Close ' Update & Security' options and proceed to block the automatic installation of the Windows Update or Driver as described bellow. Start –> Settings –> Update and security –> Check for updates.Ģ.
Restart you computer and check for available updates…but DO NOT INSTALL them. In the uninstall dialog, check the box to Delete the driver software for this device if available.Locate the device driver that you want to uninstall and then right-click on it and select Uninstall.Right click on the Start menu and select Device Manager.To uninstall a specific Device Driver in Windows 10: Select the unwanted Update from the list and click Uninstall.
How to block Windows Update(s) and Updated driver(s) from being installed in Windows 10.
In this tutorial you can find detailed instructions on how to use the " Show or hide updates" tool, in order to prevent the installation of a specific Windows Update or Updated Driver on your Windows 10 system. The tool is called " Show or hide updates" and applies to Windows 10 based computers. To fix problems with specific updates, Microsoft has released a tool that can block (hide) a specific unwanted Windows Update or Driver from reinstalling again on your system. In the other hand, several times, a Windows update, or an updated device driver, can cause significant problems on your computer operation and there is the need to uninstall it and then to block the specific update or driver from reinstalling in the future, until Microsoft fixes the issue(s) with it. In Windows 10 the Windows Updates are set to be automatically installed, in order to keep your device always updated. In Windows 10 there is no way to block the installation of a particular Windows Update(s) through ' Update & Security' settings, like in the previous Windows versions (Windows 7 or Windows Vista).