A common problem with Windows 10 and 11 is the forced download and installation of driver updates through Windows Update. In previous Windows versions you were presented with a list of driver updates and could uncheck the updates you wanted to. While this might be useful for users that never update their drivers, there are several reasons why you don't want Microsoft to control the drivers installed on your computer:

• You want to use an older driver because it works better.

• You have software installed that relies on another version.

• You encounter problems caused by the driver from Windows Update.

• You have a newer driver than the driver provided through Windows Update.

Because driver updates are enforced by Microsoft, you cannot use another driver as Windows Update will always download and install the same driver again.

With Driver Fusion, you can easily change this behavior. Open Driver toolkit > Device rules ¹, then Settings ², and change Device installation behavior ³ to Never install drivers from Windows Update ⁴. You need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

You can then use Driver Fusion to update the drivers you want, as you're always in full control.