"Generic PnP Monitor" driver doesn't stay disabled/uninstalled after restart in W10 Boot Camp.

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The generic PnP monitor driver in the device manager keeps reenabling/reinstalling itself whenever I restart Windows 10 on my early 2011 MBP (Boot Camp). I want to leave it disabled so the brightness controls on the keyboard work, otherwise they don't.

I do not want to disable automatic driver update checking by Windows 10. I know that if I turn off automatic driver installation via device installation settings and enabling "Prevent installation of other devices not described by other policy settings" will keep the "Generic PnP Monitor" driver uninstalled, and this is certainly one solution that works, but disabling these features interferes with the installation of other devices (one example is the TAP driver for the Private Internet Access Windows client).

There is no available apple display driver I can install over the generic driver that I have found, but the brightness controls work perfectly when the Generic PnP driver is disabled/uninstalled. I just wish it'd stay that way after a restart. Is there any other way to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Figured it out. Used Group Policy Editor to prevent the device from being installed via device ID.

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"I do not want to disable automatic driver update checking by Windows 10."

Yes, you do. Otherwise it will install the version of the video driver Microsoft has, every time Windows Update is run. And the current video drivers only come from AMD, Nvidia and Intel. Not Microsoft.
 
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The only way windows will stop installing the Generic PnP driver is if I turn off the group policy setting. Any way to just turn off checking for drivers in the device installation settings without editing the group policy settings?

EDIT: Windows 8 Brightness (too bright, controls don't work)

This thread suggests that disabling the driver will keep it disabled on reboot, but that doesn't work for me 🙁

Is there anyway to keep the Generic PnP monitor driver disabled on reboot?!

Thanks.
 
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No. Windows 10 is having trouble identifying your display at boot. So it is using the Generic driver. It is most likely a bug, and probably due to Windows 10 trying to update your video drivers constantly.

You want to get your drivers from your motherboard manufacturer, Intel, and the companies who have made the items you have added to your system. Just like you would with Windows 7 or 8. You do not want or need Microsoft to be throwing old, outdated drivers onto your system every time Windows Update runs.

That is part of why I will not even be considering trying Windows 10 until sometime next year. They rushed it. That resulted in a very buggy release, which is typical for Microsoft.
 
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That makes sense, but this forum post suggests that disabling the generic driver will keep it disabled on reboot, but that's not the case for me. In my case, it re-enables itself. Is there any way to keep it disabled like these people can on reboot? Thank you.
 
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Can you try disabling a driver, rebooting, and see if it will stay disabled? thanks.
 
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I am unwilling to try that. My system is stable, and I do not want to take a chance that I might change that.

I can say that awhile back, I had been using a wifi adapter, and I finally got internet via the local cable company, so once I was certain the cable internet via ethernet was functional, I disabled the driver on the wifi card. And it stayed disabled for a month or so until I finally opened the case and removed the wifi card.
 
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That's exactly what I wanted to know. I wonder why this stupid driver keeps reenabling itself.
 
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Your aversion to windows 10 is hilarious and unhealthy. It's pretty amazing. I'm sure Windows 8 would do the same thing if it were on my machine. Maybe i need to disable the monitor then install the boot camp drivers. Ill try that.
 
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No. It is a result of the numerous bugs and systems that worked fine under Windows 7 and 8, but are dead with Windows 10 installed.

I also am not a fan of having a mega corporation spying on its users, and Windows 10 has ramped that up to levels never seen anywhere before.

I also suspect that it is Microsoft's intention to force us into a subscription service to continue using Windows within 2 years, and I want no part in that.

So take your poison. I have chosen mine.
 
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