jshay

I'm trying to install an older audio driver but everytime I uninstall and restart my computer, it installs itself again on my computer!

How do I stop this?

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gymenii

Don't restart the computer. Install the new driver and restart.

jshay

It won't update by itself later?

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TwoCables

The only reason why it does that is because even though you uninstalled it, the file is still lying dormant in the Windows folder. So when it's booting up, it says "oh, I need the most appropriate driver for this device. I'll look in C:\Windows first. Oh here's one. I'll use this."

So if you uninstall it and then install the new one without restarting first, then that might work.

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killerhz

Control Panel > System > Advanced system settings > Hardware tab > Windows Update Driver Settings button > adjust setting

gymenii

Are you referring to Windows Update?

If you have it set for automatically install updates then it will. Change it to check for updates and let me choose what to install.

This too!

TwoCables

Hmm. I think there's a chance that this might work.

So, choose "No, let me choose what to do". Then a list will appear. From this list, choose "Never install driver software from Windows Update". But leave "Replace generic device icons with enhanced icons" because that's more fun than generic icons.

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duocpu2.4

First, click on start button,
right click on "computer" and select properties
on the left side, just below Tasks, select "Device Manager"
locate your device, right click it and select properties.
select the "driver" tab and click uninstall
check the box "Delete the driver software for this device"
click ok and reboot

Abiosis

disable windows update...

put back on(Auto update) after installed the driver version that you preferred...

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