Windows 10 Users --Like It or Not, You're Updated

[MikeW]

Seems like they are slowly getting the message.

[techie]

My way to it in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1.

Right click start button, left click system, on the left side pane left click Advanced system settings. Choose hardware tab at the top, left click choose device installation settings, change the radio button to No, let me choose what to do, now change the additional radio button to Never install driver software from Windows updates. P.S. Save changes before closing.
I believe you will no longer receive device driver updates, from Windows.

In windows 7 or Vista right click my computer, left click properties and follow the rest of the above from advanced system settings.

As I stated previously, you can turn off device driver automatic updates. You can't turn off security updates.

It's not just Nvidia, it's just one, of the problems. I've had to do rollbacks on Intel drivers as well.

[Corrine]

Disabling device driver automatic updates did not work for me on Build 10240.  The latest nVidia driver was still installed.  The one feature change I had made that was not removed in that build (or added due to my and others strong complaints) was System Protection being disabled.  In previous builds, I had to manually enable System Protection.

[techie]

The testing of drivers needs better quality control. If MS is certifying it, it needs to be well tested before it's pushed out.

I have found that there really isn't anything special needed for most drivers. If it works in Win 7, Win 8, it has so far worked in Win 10.

It seems the problems are coming from the Win 10 certified drivers??? If it's not broke don't fix it. If it's an upgrade and win 7 or 8 drivers are working, don't crash the system with a different version driver, if it's not ready.

Is Win 10 really ready for prime time? Some apps aren't, some bugs do still exist. Manufactures are pushing to get drivers updated, instead of tested, in most cases what they already have.