Temporarily prevent a device driver or Windows 10 component from automatically updating itself with this practical troubleshooter.
- Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter
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- License :Freeware
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :Microsoft
Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter Description
Windows 10 has rolled out with generally positive reviews. Not everyone is satisfied with some of the features built-in into the new popular OS installment and some of the most obvious and painful problem-areas have been related to device drivers and their compatibility with the new installment.
Seeking to temporarily patch things up is Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter, a light and portable utility designed by Microsoft the prevent automatic driver updates.
The straightforward tool can also be used to temporarily disable Windows updates and the entire process requires no technical knowledge on the users’ behalf.
It should be noted that a manual removal of the problematic driver versions might be required to recover system functionality and only after this operation is performed can the troubleshooter be effectively deployed.
As such, the application is part of a two-step process and it only addresses the future behavior of the auto-update driver feature.
Once started, the process scans the computer for any problems – a task that should be completed relatively fast, although it depends on the peculiarities of each system.
Repairs can also be performed automatically if a simple checkbox is used and one can selectively control which updates are to be targeted.
As an overall package, the small tool is very easy to deploy and features an automatic scan and fix process.
Depending on the particular problems encountered, manual removal of the problem drivers may also be required and afterwards users can apply the troubleshooter on the original drivers.
When stable versions are released, simply updating the drivers should remove any issues, as well as the need for the troubleshooter.