Disable: 'Turn off Windows Update device driver searching' for DontSearchWindowsUpdate This policy setting specifies whether Windows will search Windows Update for device drivers when no local drivers for a device are present. Note See also Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt in Administrative Templates/System, which governs whether an administrator is prompted before Windows Update is searched for device drivers if a driver is not found locally. Counter Measure: To prevent users from retrieving and installing device drivers from Windows Update enable this setting. Potential Impact: Users will not be able to download new or updated device drivers from Windows Update.

(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings\Turn off Windows Update device driver searching (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching\DontSearchWindowsUpdate