Disable automatic driver installation in Windows 10

You First install the driver that you want, then prevent Windows from changing it through the procedure.

Simple.

Simple said:

After installing the driver, do not let Windows update it again, otherwise it will reinstall its own. You could do that through configuring policies as below:

Run "gpedit.msc" --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> System --> Device Installation --> Device Installation Restrictions --> (Double Click) Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device IDs or Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings --> Select "Enabled" and perform the necessary changes.
Detailed procedure:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530324.aspx
p.s. To allow Windows to install/update drivers for this device again, perform the above and set it back to "Not Configured".

Simple.

Actually how do I run gpedit.msc? I'm on Windows 10 Home and Start => Run => gpedit.msc doesn't seem to work.

Just click on the start menu and type gpedit.msc, you will see it somewhere on the top of the list.

Here are some other ways to access Policy Editor:
http://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/...indows-10.html

Simple.

Appears gpedit.msc doesn't exist in Windows 10 Home. I had to download and install it manually, but inside Administrative Templates => System there is no Device Installation (even if I run gpedit.msc as Administrator).

I guess I'm all out of luck? Must I go buy Windows 10 Pro instead?

It's so weird if I uninstall Windows' drivers and install my own, they're replaced almost immediately.

Contents of Administrative Templates => System:

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Setting    State
User Profiles    
Scripts    
Logon    
Disk Quotas    
Net Logon    
Group Policy    
Remote Assistance    
System Restore    
Error Reporting    
Windows File Protection    
Remote Procedure Call    
Windows Time Service    
Internet Communication Management    
Distributed COM    
Restrict potentially unsafe HTML Help functions to specified folders    Not configured
Do not display Manage Your Server page at logon    Not configured
Display Shutdown Event Tracker    Not configured
Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature    Not configured
Enable Persistent Time Stamp    Not configured
Specify Windows installation file location    Not configured
Specify Windows Service Pack installation file location    Not configured
Remove Boot / Shutdown / Logon / Logoff status messages    Not configured
Verbose vs normal status messages    Not configured
Restrict these programs from being launched from Help    Not configured
Turn off Autoplay    Not configured
Do not automatically encrypt files moved to encrypted folders    Not configured
Download missing COM components    Not configured
Allow Distributed Link Tracking clients to use domain resources    Not configured
Do not turn off system power after a Windows system shutdown has occurred.    Not configured
Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt    Not configured

There is another way of doing it:
disconnect from network.
From device manager uninstall the current drive but check the box for deleting the current driver from hard disk.
Install the wanted driver again, reboot.
You can perform the driver installation by right clicking on device (in the Device Manager) and choose to install from location on disk (Browse my computer etc..)
There are posts on this forum explaining different ways of doing it.
I am sure if you have the tools you can perform the needed effect, just ensure that you are Admin all the time.

Simple.

Can somebody confirm that gpedit.msc => Computer Configuration => Administrative Templates => System => Device Installation exists in Windows 10 Pro?

Simple said:

There is another way of doing it:
disconnect from network.
From device manager uninstall the current drive but check the box for deleting the current driver from hard disk.
Install the wanted driver again, reboot.
You can perform the driver installation by right clicking on device (in the Device Manager) and choose to install from location on disk (Browse my computer etc..)
There are posts on this forum explaining different ways of doing it.
I am sure if you have the tools you can perform the needed effect, just ensure that you are Admin all the time.

Simple.

That doesn't work unfortunately.

Strange!!, I have Windows 10 Pro, and I have what I have listed above!!



Simple.

Simple said:

After installing the driver, do not let Windows update it again, otherwise it will reinstall its own. You could do that through configuring policies as below:

Run "gpedit.msc" --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> System --> Device Installation --> Device Installation Restrictions --> (Double Click) Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device IDs or Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings --> Select "Enabled" and perform the necessary changes.
Detailed procedure:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530324.aspx
p.s. To allow Windows to install/update drivers for this device again, perform the above and set it back to "Not Configured".

Simple.

Ok, I managed to access Device Installation.

I tried preventing the installation of my device (the newer version, signed by Microsoft) based on the device ID I got from the driver details, however this also prevents me from installing the old driver (signed by Broadcom) as I'm guessing their IDs are the same.

Where do I go from here?