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Guest
I would like to disable the Hardware update wizard. how can I do it.
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Ashokan Achari [MSFT]
Hi,
The solution involves editing the registry. Please read Microsoft's
warning BEFORE using regedit.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Please follow the Method listed in order so that we can narrow down the
problem one by one.
1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "regedit" (without quotes)
3. Navigate to this key. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing
value, called "NoDevMgrUpdate" and set it according to the value data below
at :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
Registry Settings
===============
User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er]
Value Name: NoDevMgrUpdate
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = remove update)
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.
Hope this helps ......
Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
The solution involves editing the registry. Please read Microsoft's
warning BEFORE using regedit.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Please follow the Method listed in order so that we can narrow down the
problem one by one.
1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "regedit" (without quotes)
3. Navigate to this key. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing
value, called "NoDevMgrUpdate" and set it according to the value data below
at :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
Registry Settings
===============
User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er]
Value Name: NoDevMgrUpdate
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = remove update)
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.
Hope this helps ......
Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.