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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 665259" data-attributes="member: 59833">Then disable that feature! Under System Properties &gt; Advanced system settings &gt; Device Installation Settings &gt; tick the No option. Hardware Drivers do not need to be upgraded just because new ones are out there. And where do you think Microsoft gets the drivers? Microsoft does not make them. The hardware makers provide them to Microsoft and the are the exact same drivers as found on the hardware maker&#039;s sites. There is nothing to suggest some 3rd party maker is more capable. I never, as in NEVER EVER upgrade a driver just because a new one is available. Drivers don&#039;t suddenly go bad (assuming the file does not get corrupt due to malware or drive failure). Most driver updates are there to fix some obscure problem most users don&#039;t have, or to add support for new hardware. I read the change history and if it affects me, then I upgrade. As for graphics drivers, I let my graphics card software tell me if a new driver is out there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 665259, member: 59833"] Then disable that feature! Under System Properties > Advanced system settings > Device Installation Settings > tick the No option. Hardware Drivers do not need to be upgraded just because new ones are out there. And where do you think Microsoft gets the drivers? Microsoft does not make them. The hardware makers provide them to Microsoft and the are the exact same drivers as found on the hardware maker's sites. There is nothing to suggest some 3rd party maker is more capable. I never, as in NEVER EVER upgrade a driver just because a new one is available. Drivers don't suddenly go bad (assuming the file does not get corrupt due to malware or drive failure). Most driver updates are there to fix some obscure problem most users don't have, or to add support for new hardware. I read the change history and if it affects me, then I upgrade. As for graphics drivers, I let my graphics card software tell me if a new driver is out there. [/QUOTE]

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