Windows 11 update keeps reverting to older Intel graphics driver

antares · Apr 26, 2022

The title says pretty much everything: whenever I update to the latest Intel Graphics Driver, and I do so by first uninstalling currently installed driver , restarting and keep doing this until it shows the generic Microsoft driver and then installing latest Intel driver, afterwards whenever I manually check for updates, Windows Update always installs older version of Intel Graphics driver. Any fix? Thanks

Bastet · Apr 26, 2022

I would suggest you block the driver using Windows Update Minitool.

Download Windows Update MiniTool - MajorGeeks

Windows Update MiniTool is a free alternative to the standard Windows Update; it puts you in control of updates by allowing you to search, install, and block Windows updates as you please.

www.majorgeeks.com

Archigos · Apr 26, 2022

That MajorGeeks version is from 2015... here's a much newer version direct from Microsoft: https://download.microsoft.com/down...9cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

What you want to do, Uninstall/reinstall the latest drivers the way you've been doing it if you're comfortable with that, then once the latest drivers are installed, check for updates and run the file above to tell it to hide that specific driver. (Pending on how you do it, it may get a chance to reinstall the old/crap one, so just revert that again after it's hidden)

FreeBooter · Apr 26, 2022

In this video, i will show you how to stop specific hardware drivers from updating, while the rest of the drivers can continue to update normally.

antares · Apr 26, 2022

Thanks everyone for their suggestions. I will update with results once I test them.

Bastet · Apr 26, 2022

Archigos said:
That MajorGeeks version is from 2015... here's a much newer version direct from Microsoft: https://download.microsoft.com/down...9cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

What you want to do, Uninstall/reinstall the latest drivers the way you've been doing it if you're comfortable with that, then once the latest drivers are installed, check for updates and run the file above to tell it to hide that specific driver. (Pending on how you do it, it may get a chance to reinstall the old/crap one, so just revert that again after it's hidden)

The WUMT is a third party program & is dated 2022.

Archigos · Apr 26, 2022

Bastet said:
The WUMT is a third party program & is dated 2022.

So MajorGeeks finally updated it... that's good to know, I thought it was the same link I gave in another thread to the old one. Sorry about that.

Bastet · Apr 26, 2022

No worries @Archigos :)

Alex__ASSR · Apr 26, 2022

I block by the registry, it happened to me with nvidia drivers.
Disable_include_drivers_with_Windows_Updates

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Created on: October 24, 2021
; Tutorial: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-include-drivers-with-windows-updates-in-windows-11.2232/


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate"=dword:00000001

antares · Apr 26, 2022

Alex__ASSR said:
I block by the registry, it happened to me with nvidia drivers.
Disable_include_drivers_with_Windows_Updates

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Created by: Shawn Brink ; Created on: October 24, 2021 ; Tutorial: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-include-drivers-with-windows-updates-in-windows-11.2232/ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate"=dword:00000001

Seems to be the simplest of all suggested approaches, hope it fixes the bug

antares · Apr 26, 2022

UPDATE: I tried all suggested fixes, i.e., registry, Policy Editor and the tools mentioned in this thread. Nothing works, when I Update windows, it reverts to old driver.

glasskuter · Apr 26, 2022

Clean Installation of Intel® Graphics Drivers in Windows*

Steps to completely uninstall and reinstall the graphics driver.

www.intel.com

Subscriber43 · Apr 26, 2022

antares said:
UPDATE: I tried all suggested fixes, i.e., registry, Policy Editor and the tools mentioned in this thread. Nothing works, when I Update windows, it reverts to old driver.

What you want to do is as stated by @Archigos in post #3 above. Worked like a charm for me.
(I have the same problem).

Bastet · Apr 27, 2022

You should install the new driver then run the tool, select the driver you wish to block & choose to block it. Is this what you did?

antares · Apr 27, 2022

Bastet said:
You should install the new driver then run the tool, select the driver you wish to block & choose to block it. Is this what you did?

That's what I did but when I run the tool it does not show the old driver it wants to revert to. In fact it does not show any graphics driver at all

Bastet · Apr 28, 2022

Very strange that WUMT doesn’t show the driver but Windows updates does. I’d try the download from Microsoft which Archigos mentioned.

Fabler2 · Apr 28, 2022

Now that you have the newer and older driver (installed by WU) go to device manager, your display adapter and select properties. On the driver tab select 'Roll Back Driver'.
It will install the newest driver again an WU should leave you alone afterwards.

2022-04-28 11_30_45-AMD Radeon(TM) RX Vega 10 Graphics Properties.png

Senecio · Apr 28, 2022

I also have a Dell laptop (Inspiron 13 7373 with 8th gen i7 Intel processor) - a bit long in the tooth now. I recently manually installed the latest Intel graphics driver, and then had a lot of hassle which caused a BSOD when returning from sleep (i.e. after every time I closed the lid). It took a while to trouble shoot, but eventually I restored the latest recommended driver (as shown on the Dell page for my laptop) and return from sleep works fine. As an enthusiastic updater, who thinks the latest drivers are generally the best, especially for security reasons, I was a little disappointed that it turns out that I am better off on this laptop with an older driver.
I just offer this as a cautionary note for anyone in a situation similar to ours. As always, YMMV.
John

antares · Apr 29, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Now that you have the newer and older driver (installed by WU) go to device manager, your display adapter and select properties. On the driver tab select 'Roll Back Driver'.
It will install the newest driver again an WU should leave you alone afterwards.

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Yes, that's what I've been trying to do from the start since it seems to fix the issue, problem is that the "Roll Back Driver" option is unavailable, the button is greyed out