How to block Windows driver updates with wushowhide.diagcab in Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Windows 10automatically updatesdriversto fix hardware that isn’t working correctly. However, in rare circumstances,updated driverscan sometimes cause other problematic hardware issues. If that happens, you’ll need to roll back the driver and blockWindows Updatesfrom installing it again.

However,Windows 10doesn’t include a built-in tool with which you can select driver updates to block. So, if you uninstall adriver,Windows Updatewill automatically install it again. As a compromise, Microsoft’s wushowhide.diagcab tool for Windows – otherwise known as the Show or hide updates package – enables you to block unwanted driver updates.

Here’s how to block Windows driver updates

1. Roll Back the Driver Update

2. The Show or Hide Updates Tool

Windows Update will probably automatically reinstall thedriverunless you turn it off. Instead, save the Show or hide updates tool to your HDD by clickingDownload the “Show or hide updates” troubleshooter package nowon this page. Then, you can temporarily blockdriverupdates with that tool as follows.

Now the update package will not reinstall thedriveryou removed. You can always open Show or hide updates again and deselect the blocked update package when required. Also, note that Windows Pro and Enterprise include a new built-inGroup Policy Editor optionwith which users can select to excludedriversfrom updates.

How to block Windows driver updates with wushowhide.diagcab in Windows 10#

Here’s how to block Windows driver updates#

1. Roll Back the Driver Update#

2. The Show or Hide Updates Tool#

How to block Windows driver updates with wushowhide.diagcab in Windows 10

Here’s how to block Windows driver updates

1. Roll Back the Driver Update

2. The Show or Hide Updates Tool