Recommended Update Settings

Aerotech recommends that you use the procedures that follow to configure Windows 10 or Windows 11 updates. By configuring these updates, you can prevent your PC from automatically restarting itself at unwanted times and from installing driver and feature updates that cause problems.

Device Driver Updates

Disable device driver updates to prevent a Windows update from downloading and installing other device drivers.

To Disable Device Driver Updates

  1. On the Start menu, type Control Panel. Then select Control Panel.
  2. In the Control Panel, click the View by arrow and select Category.
  3. Click System and SecuritySystemAdvanced System Settings.
  4. In the System Properties dialog, select the Hardware tab. In the Device Installation Settings section, click Device Installation Settings.
  5. In the Device Installation Settings dialog, select No (your device might not work as expected). Then click Save Changes.

Local Group Policy

You can configure your Local Group Policy to control when Windows downloads and installs updates and to prevent your PC from automatically restarting.

To Configure Your Local Group Policy

IMPORTANT: If your PC is on a corporate network and is configured to use a Domain Group Policy, the group policy settings configured by your IT department might override some of the settings in this section. If this occurs, Aerotech recommends that you discuss these settings with your IT department.

Manually Downloading and Installing Updates

Because Aerotech recommends that you disable most of the automatic updates, you might want to keep your PC up-to-date by manually downloading and installing the latest security updates. If you are using Windows 10/11 Enterprise or Professional and you are manually downloading and installing the latest updates, Windows might also require you to install feature updates. If feature updates are required, install all of the updates only when the PC is not being used.

To Manually Download and Install the Latest Updates

  1. Connect your PC to the Internet or to a network that is running an update server.
  2. Do a check for the latest updates and install them:
  3. Let Windows complete all of the updates. Then restart the PC.
  4. Do a check for more updates and install them. Do this until no more updates are available.
  5. Restart your PC before you use Automation1 again. When you manually restart your PC after an update, it prevents an automatic restart from occurring.

 

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