As we all know, the automatic driver installation of Windows 7 or Vista is cool and convenient, but sometimes for some reason, you don’t want the system to automatically install the driver for the device, can you do this?
Sure, You can! With just a few simple settings, you can prevent Windows 7 from automatically installing drivers.
Method 1:
1. Open Control Panel > "View Devices and Printers" or directly click "Devices and Printers" in the Start menu.
2. Right-click your PC, which is the icon of your PC, and select "Device Installation Settings"
3. Select "No" >? in the pop-up window. The third item is "Never install"!
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Method 2:
1. Right-click "Computer" on the desktop and select Properties.
2. Select "Advanced System Settings" on the left tab
3. Switch to the "Hardware" tab on the left and select the second "Device Installation Settings"
4. In the pop-up window, select "No" >? The third item is to never install it!
Of course, you can also complete this setting through policy groups!
PS, Home Basic and Premium versions of Windows 7 do not support policy groups! Please use the above method.
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Specific operations:
1. Click the start menu, enter gpedit.msc and press Enter, or start, run, enter gpedit.msc
2. Find the value in sequence - Computer Configuration > Management Panel > System > Device Installation > Device Installation Restrictions
3. Double-click on the right side - Prohibit installation of devices not described by other policy settings, select Enabled
4. Restart