Windows 10 v2004 update repeatedly fails to update non existent keyboard but keeps trying forever (how to stop that nonsense?)
Arlen Holder <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware |
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Windows 10 v2004 update fails to update non existent keyboard o But keeps trying forever (failing constantly) Any idea how to stop Windows 10 from doing this? o (like how do I delete that it thinks this keyboard exists?) 1. A few days ago I had a Logitech keyboard in my desktop 2. But I was getting BSODs so I swapped out easily changed hardware 3. For example, I swapped in a Lenovo Keyboard but drivers wouldn't update 4. So I swapped in a Dell keyboard, whose drivers update just fine 5. But Windows keeps forever trying to update the IBM Lenovo drivers 6. So I bring up the device manager, remove the device, & reboot 7. No problem, as Windows installs a driver for the Dell keyboard 8. And yet, still, the Update manager tries to download the Lenovo drivers How do I stop Windows from trying to update what isn't even there? Here are some illustrative screenshots, in sequence: a. Win10v2004 fails to update the Lenovo keyboard (whether or not the keyboard is plugged into the machine) <https://i.postimg.cc/t4NxC0t2/lenovo01.jpg> b. Even after multiple reboots, where other drivers are updated just fine, the Lenovo keyboard driver hangs at the same error. <https://i.postimg.cc/ZqYyWfwZ/lenovo02.jpg> c. A view of the "update history" clearly shows the Lenovo keyboard fails to install, while everything else installs just fine. <https://i.postimg.cc/909D6sQP/lenovo03.jpg> d. Even after a boot, it still thinks it wants to download lenovo drivers <https://i.postimg.cc/m2Qc8xqB/lenovo04.jpg> e. You'd think pressing the "uninstall updates" would work, but you'd be wrong in thinking that since it isn't there in the control panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Installed Updates <https://i.postimg.cc/8zN7YKQW/lenovo05.jpg> f. You'd think running the MajorGeeks "Clear_Windows_Update_History" batch file would work, but again, you'd be wrong. <http://majorgeeks.com/content/page/clear_windows_update_history.html> g. You'd think perhaps deleting the keyboard driver in the Windows Device Manager would work, and then rebooting, but again, you'd be wrong as this re-installs the Microsoft generic driver just fine. <https://i.postimg.cc/mrrtLPrg/lenovo06.jpg> h. When you reboot after uninstalling the device driver in the Device Manager, you still get the same error you started with. <https://i.postimg.cc/bJDrn4kX/lenovo07.jpg> Any idea how to stop Windows 10 from doing this? o (like how do I delete that it thinks this keyboard exists?)