Windows注册表项以防止自动安装驱动程序？

Question

I'm looking for a simple method to prevent Windows Update from installing drivers automatically. Exactly these steps: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500967 Is there any method to do these steps just by modifying registry keys? Or even by doing it with help of a simple bat file?

Answer 1

I've just found an answer. The key I was looking for is located here:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching]
"SearchOrderConfig"=dword:00000000

To add this values to our registry, we can use that command in our batch file:

REGEDIT /S NameOfOurRegFile.reg

Answer 2

I don't know of a registry key, but why not change the windows update to download, but not install. Then you can review the updates and use right-click-hide to hide the driver updates.

I like to see the driver updates because that lets me know that I might want to go to the vendor site to look at the real driver info and decide if I need it or not. I then only install the driver (from the vendors site) if there are changes I need.

And since I have hidden it in update, I don't get bothered again until a new driver comes out.

Just a thought (vs. hacking your registry.)

One other consideration. In some cases, a registry hack might have some side consequences that confound you late when you can't figure out why something you thought should work, doesn't. Most support options don't consider registry hacks when trying to figure out why something doesn't work...

I can't comment, so here are some things to consider. What you want to do will possibly look very much like a virus that wants to prevent things from being fixed. So if you do find a way, I strongly encourage you to test it with a number of AV apps - and then register it with them so they don't add it later.

You do have an option to check the version of the drivers in use for given hardware items. Then, if your app sees a new driver, it can at least warn the user that a new driver was installed (and log that fact) and to roll the update back if they have problems.