Guide to Disable AMD Driver Update in Windows 10

Including AMD, Microsoft allows hardware vendors to push driver updates via Windows updates. Automatic driver updates can affect testing results on specific hardware if you test a lot with the new PC hardware. The automatic update of GPU drivers for AMD graphics cards can be quite annoying, even those without tech expertise. If you are exploring a tutorial on how to stop Windows updating AMD drivers, then this blog is the one you need.



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Methods to Disable AMD Driver Update In Windows 10

Here are some methods to try to provide a resolution to your AMD driver update problems. You should carefully follow the instructions by first reading them and then implementing them. Try each method until you've achieved a resolution.

 

1.    Change Device Installation Settings

To disable the automatic AMD driver update in Windows 10, you can change the device installation settings by following some of the easy instructions given below:

 

·         First, press the combination of keys of Windows + S and type 'advanced' in it. Here, select the 'view advanced system settings' option.

·         Now, click on the device installation settings button in the hardware tab.

·         Then, click on the 'No' button, and then to save changes, click on the 'Save Changes' button.

·         When you see a prompt by the UAC, click on 'Yes.'

·         To save the changes on other system properties windows, click on the 'Apply' and 'OK' buttons. 

·         This one is an easy solution to help you disable AMD driver updates in Windows 10. If it does not help you, you may go to another method.

 

2.    Uninstall & Reinstall Old Driver

If the above method does not disable AMD drivers updates, the other solution is to uninstall and reinstall the old drivers. Follow the below actions to know how to do that:

 

·         First, press the combination of keys of Windows + X and select the Device Manager.'

·         Now, navigate to the AMD driver and right-click on it to select the option of uninstalling the driver. 

·         You can also check for the option of 'Delete the driver software for this device' and then click on the 'Uninstall' button.

·         Now, restart your PC when the driver is uninstalled.

·         To download the old version of the software, you need to visit AMD's website.

·         As this is not the permanent solution, you need to repeat these steps again whenever you find that your drivers are updating automatically.

 

3.    Use Group Policy

Many Windows 10 users want to stop Windows 10 update AMD drivers. Windows 10 automatically updates drivers because of security reasons. As these drivers are installed without the user’s confirmation, it may lead to many types of issues like unusable hardware, BSOD errors and all-around underperformance, etc. So, for the Windows 10 users who need to disable these updates try using the Group policy editor. Follow the actions given below, which will help you to do so.

 

·         First, move to the start button of Windows 10 and search for the 'Device Manager.' Now, find the device and then open its properties.

·         In the properties tab, click on the 'Details' and select the 'Hardware ID' in the property drop-down menu.

·         Then select all IDs, copy and paste them into any text editor.

·         Again, open the search windows and type 'gpedit.msc' in it and run it as administrator.

·         You need to follow this path on the left side: 'Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System Device Installation Device Installation Restrictions.'

·         On the right side, open the ‘prevent the installation of devices that match any of these device Ids’ path.

·         Now, in the group policy Window, click the 'Enable' toggle and from the saved document, copy IDs one by one and paste them into separate volume columns.

·         After performing the above steps save the changes and close the Group Policy editor. 

·         Now, after a while, you will see a prompt stating that the tweaks were successful and selected drivers will not install anymore, and it will stop the AMD drivers from updating automatically.


So, one of the above solutions will disable the AMD drivers update in your Windows 10. These solutions will help you to prevent the unnecessary update of such drivers. Moreover, we advise that if it is not mandatory, do not block such updates because they are important to let the hardware work properly. 

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