Policy
Do not send a Windows error report when a generic driver is installed on a device
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
Windows has a feature that sends "generic-driver-installed" reports through the Windows Error Reporting infrastructure. This policy allows you to disable the feature. If you enable this policy setting, an error report is not sent when a generic driver is installed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, an error report is sent when a generic driver is installed.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings Value name DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.