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Change device installation settings under Windows 11!


The driver installation setting is also in the device installation settings under MS Windows 11!


 

1.) ... The device installation settings in the Windows 11 control panel!
2.) ... The optional driver updates in the Windows setting!
3.) ... Device installation settings in the registry editor!
4.) ... More information about drivers, devices, ... on MS Windows! 



1.) The device installation settings in the Windows 11 control panel!

1. Open the control panel on your Windows 11 PC

2. F3 and in the search field the text "driver"  + Enter key

2. Click on the entry "Change device installation settings " .

5. Activate the option:   "Yes"

6. Now only save changes 

(... see Image-1 Point 1 to 5)

Especially users who often print images on one page notice it fairly quickly if the printout is incorrect, what does not fit with the driver.

PS: The download does not work with the old printers on Windows 11 and 10! 

►► ... install old printer under Windows 11 / 10 !


(Image-1) Change device installation settings under Windows 11!
Change device installation settings under Windows 11!


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2.) The optional driver updates in the Windows setting!

1. Start the Windows 11 settings ( Windows + i )

2. Go to Windows Update  on the right-hand side to  scroll to  Advanced options

3. Scroll to the point Optional updates

4. Now click on driver updates and install if necessary 

(... see Image-2 Point 1 to 9) 


🛑  Attention! 

Windows 11 updates the drivers automatically, the optional drivers should only be installed if it is really necessary and it does not work with the current driver!

See also: ► Find programs Windows 11! 

(Image-2) Find optional driver updates under Windows 11!
Find optional driver updates under Windows 11!


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3.) ... Device installation settings in the registry editor!




1. ► Open the registry editor and navigate to the storage location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata.

2- In the right pane, double click on DWORD:  PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork

3. Change its value data from 0 to 1. Click [OK].

(Image-3) Change device installation settings via Registry!
Change device installation settings via Registry!

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4.) ... More information about drivers, devices, ... on MS Windows!



We see it is quite easy on Windows through the device installation setting to influence the driver update behavior on Windows 11, 10, .. and others. Please note that the drivers are no longer up to date, but in some cases, it is necessary because overwriting the drivers will result in incorrect functioning. Here are some other helpful tips to understand or troubleshoot other driver issues you may have.


►► What is a driver?
►► What is a device driver?  
►► Get old printers working under Windows 10 / 11!
►► Install the integrated PDF printer driver in Windows 10!
►► Printer management, printer server, driver, printer connections under Windows 11 and 10!





FAQ 26: Updated on: 23 September 2022 08:49 Windows
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  My question is not there in the FAQ
Asked questions on this answer:
  1. Windows 11 or the latest drivers for devices no longer automatically downloads and installs my computer, can I change it?
  2. Where can I change device installation settings, is it in windows 11 system properties?
  3. Windows 11 update installs every day, how can I prevent Windows from automatically overwriting the driver?
  4. What if I want to prevent Windows 11 from downloading and installing driver updates for devices installed on the computer?
  5. Where to change the device installation settings in Registry Editor on Windows 11?
  6. Search hardware device installation settings in Windows 11, for automatic driver installation on PC?
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