Policy

Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt

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Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Driver Installation
Supported on
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows XP SP2

Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Specifies whether the administrator will be prompted about going to Windows Update to search for device drivers using the Internet. Note: This setting only has effect if "Turn off Windows Update device driver searching" in "Administrative Templates/System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings" is disabled or not configured. If you enable this setting, administrators will not be prompted to search Windows Update. If you disable or do not configure this setting, and "Turn off Windows Update device driver searching" is disabled or not configured, the administrator will be prompted for consent before going to Windows Update to search for device drivers.

Internal name
DriverSearchPlaces_DontPromptForWindowsUpdate_2
Policy ID
58e1f2df3fd7
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching
Value name
DontPromptForWindowsUpdate
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching
Value name
DontPromptForWindowsUpdate
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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