#Update viewsonic drivers update
Add the device Hardware IDs, that you copied in Step 2.Īll device values (= Hardware Ids) entered in this section, will not be updated neither by Windows Update nor manually by the user.That means that already installed devices that match the Hardware Id, will be retroactively uninstalled and not allowed to be installed for as long as the Policy is Enabled (active)!
If you wish, you can also select the " Also apply to matching devices that are already installed", which will prevent installation or update of already installed devices.Double-click on " Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device IDs".Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Installation > Device Installation Restrictions.This will open Group Policy Editor on Windows Pro edition. Open Group Policy editor, by typing Edit group policy, in Windows search or by typing gpedit.msc, and hit the Enter key.Setting the Update Prevention in Group Policy Editor These are the steps to be followed to set the Group Policy. If you set the Group policy for a specific device, as outlined below and at a point of time you decide that you want to be able to update your driver, before trying to update, you need to DISABLE the Policy, as described in section B of Step 3 below. Please have in mind that once you follow this solution you will not be able to update your driver, neither automatically via Windows Update, nor manually by applying a downloaded driver, for as long as the Policy is in force. Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.
#Update viewsonic drivers drivers
If this policy is enabled, in addition to preventing installation of the affected devices, it also prevents users from updating the device drivers for already installed devices that match the policy setting. If you choose a more general ID, then you prevent installation of an entire set of devices, rather than just one device. You can choose any of the hardware IDs that apply to a device, from the very specific to the very general. You can use this procedure to prevent installation of any device that matches a specified hardware ID.
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