Block automatic BIOS update?

Hi everyone,

I own an GX701GXR and I want to stay on BIOS 306 because here I can undervolt my CPU. Unfortunately Windows will Update the BIOS every time I reboot.

I have tried the option in the attached screenshot but this doesn't help. Someone has an idea how I can prevent my device from auto BIOS updating?

 

Check on the BIOS if there isn't some option called something like Allow BIOS Capsule module, or allow BIOS update.

 

Unfortunately I don't have this option in BIOS. I know that such an option exists on Alienware notebooks.

 

Push

 

block the permission of all accounts to access Windows\Firmware folder. works for me, model GX701
[v2004] folder changed to \Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\gx701xxx_30x.xxxxx

 

Do you have a password on your BIOS?

Researching a related problem I saw that Windows cannot change a BIOS if it has a password, since it does not have the required permissions.
Whether that is so with every BIOS I do not know.

 

I did the following to stop this (on a zephyrus s laptop)

1. Install older bios on the laptop (307), new one was 310
2. Disable the driver updates like you did
3. Enter the "Device manager" in the "Control panel"

3.1 Find "Firmware" -> "System Firmware"
3.2 On the "Driver" tab, there is a button "Roll back driver", this will remove the updated "bios" driver and won't trigger the automatic update
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If you have Pro version you can turn off hardware drivers in gpedit
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials...iver-automatic-installation-windows-10-a.html

 

Download this registry file, unzip it, then double click on Disable Driver Updates.reg to merge it with your registry then reboot

You can also download the Windows update hide/show tool so you can leave driver updates ON if you wish but selectively hide updates so they won't appear in the future.