Windows 7 Preventing Win 7 From Automatically Installing Graphics Driver?

[TomG628]

Hi,
I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and an NVIDIA GTX 275 Graphics card. I have been using a driver that I had to search for that would not interfere with and cause problems with my Flight Sim program. I have been using it for about a year now since it solved my graphics problem, and lately I noticed the graphics problem I was having had returned.
Upon troubleshooting I found my graphics driver had somehow been updatded to a newer version from this past October. I rolled the driver back to the one I wanted and just noticed the newer one has been reinstalled again.
Does this happen when Windows does its updates? How do I prevent Windows 7 from automatically updating this driver? Thanks. Tom

 

[Joe S]

If it's from Windows Update you should be able to mark it so it doesn't show again. When you install the driver make sure it doesn't have automatic update enabled.
Joe

 

[zvit]

Also, when you see it in windows updates (it should be under "optional updates") right click it and choose "hide update".

 

[TomG628]

Thanks for the help, guys.
I found the NVIDIA line under installed updates but it is not under optional updates so far.
How and where do I check to see if automatic update is enabled? Thanks again. Tom

 

[zvit]

On the right side, in the Windows Updates window, there is "change settings" where you have all the flexibility to determine how Windows handles updates.