Note: not all versions of Windows will have this registry option available. Restart your computer for this change to take effect. Update the value to be “0” (meaning disabled), and click OK. Then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > DriverSearching, and find the option “DriverUpdateWizardWuSearchEnabled”. You can disable this by searching for “Change device installation settings” selecting “No” in the dialog box that appears: Windows has a built-in option to download manufacturer’s drivers (or not). Option #1: Change ‘Device installation’ settings Use Group Policy Editor to disable driver updates.

Use RegEdit to stop automatic driver updates.There are three possible approaches here, although not all options work for all users: Many users suffer from this issue, and the only solution is to try and change an internal Windows setting to stop Windows Update from ‘fixing’ (i.e. Unfortunately both Windows 10 and 11 suffer from this issue, whereby Windows randomly decides that your manually installed AMD display drivers are ‘old’ – thereby installing ‘newer’ drivers which are incompatible (and, in-fact, older than what you already had installed). Step 2: Stop Windows From Deleting the AMD GPU Drivers In The Future However this issue might rear its head again soon, so the final step is to stop Windows Update from resetting the display drivers again. This will restore the full graphics performance, allowing you to finally play games and get more than 1 FPS again – woohoo! It links to a helpful AMD.com FAQ page, which explains that Windows has probably reset the graphics driver.ĪMD software suite and drivers being installedĬlick install and (after another restart) the proper AMD GPU drivers will now be installed on your computer. Hence, the version of AMD Software you have launched is not compatible with your currently installed AMD Graphics driver” AMD Software suite warning “Windows Update may have automatically replaced your AMD Graphics driver. The graphics card will then disappear from Windows, and the AMD Software suite will say:

Even if you make the sensible decision to bypass Windows (and install the full display drivers directly from AMD), sometimes it will come along and remove these drivers. After all, what’s the point in only having basic display drivers when you have some really expensive GPU? Why AMD and Windows Sometimes Clash (And Windows ‘Deletes’ The AMD Drivers) AMD Radeon Super Resolution is great but it can make game graphics too sharpĪs a result, it is often better to go straight to AMD and install the graphics card display drivers from there – bypassing Windows entirely.

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