If you want to disable driver updates for some reason, use the Group Policy Management Console to go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Do not include drivers with Windows Updates and enable the policy.Ĭurious about the matter, I went to my own Windows Update install history and found that Microsoft has indeed pushed its own driver on my Radeon RX 6800 XT even though I had disabled the option for automatic recommended driver updates via the Device Installation Settings.Īs you can notice in the image above, there is a large gap between February 2022 and December 2022 which is the period when Windows did not override the setting.Īlthough this may not always become problematic, there are many reports of AMD Radeon users will notice an error message that says: "Windows Update may have automatically replaced your AMD graphics driver. If your Ubuntu machine has an NVIDIA GPU, you can choose between the open-source driver Nouveau and NVIDIA’s proprietary drivers.
In its documentation explaining the various options, the company has provided the steps to enable the policy that allows users to disable driver updates via Windows Update. Posted 4 min read This article describes how to install the NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu 20.04. Microsoft lie again, Windows 11 now ignores the group policy editor and will install driver updates via Windows Update, even if you have this disabled /stAMrhGM2Wįor those unaware, the Group Policy Management Console allows users to configure various options related to Windows Update.
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