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How To Disable Laptop Keyboard Permanently

  Solution 1 – Disable the Laptop keyboard using gpedit This method will permanently disable the laptop keyboard. But, before you do so you will need these things- Requirements ~ a. At first, detach the external keyboard device with the computer. Step 1:  Press the  Windows key + X  together on your keyboard and select  Device Manager  from the context menu.     Step 2:  In the  Device Manager  window, scroll down and expand  Keyboards . Under this, right-click on the  Standard PS/2 Keyboard  and click on   Uninstall Device .     Step 3:  Now, your keyboard is disabled until you restart your laptop. Once it starts again, it will automatically be reinstalled. To disable it permanently, you have to disable the auto driver reinstall feature in windows 10, although not recommended as it enables auto driver updates with time. STEP – 1 Disable particular policy  Disabling a particular policy ca...

HOW-TOHow to Stop Automatic Hardware Driver Updates on Windows 10

  Stop Automatic Driver Updates Windows 10 Pro If you’re running Windows 10 Pro, the simplest way to stop automatic driver updates is through Group Policy Editor. Hit  Windows Key + R  and  type:   gpedit.msc  and hit Enter or click OK. Then navigate to the following path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update Then double-click on “Do not include drivers with Windows Update” in the right pane. Select Enabled on the next screen and then click OK and close out of Group Policy Editor. Stop Automatic Driver Updates Windows 10 Home If you’re running the Home version of Windows 10, you don’t have access to Group Policy Editor and instead will need to hack the Registry. Note:  Making changes in the Registry isn’t for the faint of heart. Before making any tweaks in the Registry, make sure to create a Restore Point or do a full system backup first. To launch the Registry ed...

How to Disable Automatic Driver Updates Windows 10 through Registry

  ou also exclude driver updates in Windows 10 using Registry, but need to mention that editing the Registry is a risky process, and it may cause errors to your Windows installation if you make some mistakes. You can   make a full system backup of your Windows 10 PC   before doing this. Step 1.  Open Windows Run by pressing  Windows + R  keys at the same time. Type  regedit  and hit  Enter  to open  Registry . Step 2.  Click  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Policies -> Microsoft -> Windows -> DriverSearching . Step 3.  Double-click  DriverUpdateWizardWuSearchEnabled  and set the value data as  0 . Click  OK . Step 4.  Restart your Windows 10 PC and this setting will take effect. If you want to reverse this change, you can go back to Registry Editor and set the value data of DriverUpdateWizardWuSearchEnabled as 1.