Windows update

Almost every month, the Windows Update catalogue is updated with new drivers prepared past OEMs and driver vendors.

These drivers are designed to fix bugs and performance issues, and add new features. Microsoft likewise uses Windows Update to deliver drivers for Intel, Nvidia, AMD, ASUS, Lenovo, Dell, HP, and other products.

Unfortunately, bugs may be encountered after new driver updates are released. Some of these driver updates could break features, reduce performance, or outcome in space update installation loop.

To make matters worse, users have discovered that Windows x commuter updates are offered in a disruptive style with unrecognizable name and versions, which makes it hard to understand what should be installed.

Driver updates

Fortunately, Microsoft allows users to hide or pause specific driver updates using a tool called "Show or hide updates troubleshooter".

How to hide driver updates in Windows 10

Note: These instructions should never exist used to hibernate updates that install automatically, such every bit cumulative updates, security updates, security intelligence updates, or Microsoft Defender updates, as those are required for the proper operation and security of Windows.

Merely apply these instructions every bit a terminal resort to prevent someone, or yourself, from installing an optionalupdate that is known to cause problems on a computer. This should never be used to hide an update that automatically installs.

If yous are running into an issue with a specific optional driver update that is causing crashes or other problems on a computer, then you can hide that driver so it is not mistakenly installed on your computer again.

Yous should not use these instructions to hide problematic updates unless y'all, or another user, keep installing them by mistake.

To hide driver updates in Windows 10, follow these steps:

  1. Download and run the "Prove or hide updates" troubleshooter from here.
  2. Click on 'Next'.
  3. Select the update that you don't want to install once more.

    Hide updates

  4. Click on 'Next'.

    Hidden updates

  5. Restart your device if prompted.

You can use the same tool to reveal the subconscious updates.

How to pause driver updates in Windows ten

If you want to temporarily intermission new commuter updates until yous know they are non problematic, y'all tin do so past following these steps:

  1. OpenSettings.
  2. Go toUpdate & security.
  3. Select a date under the 'Intermission until' section to prevent updates from being installed until that solar day.

For more detailed info on decision-making Windows Updates using Settings, Control Prompt and PowerShell, you lot tin can read: How to Uninstall Windows x Updates Manually.