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Из: How Windows selects a driver for a device

When a device is attached, Windows needs to find a corresponding device driver to install. In Windows 10, this matching process happens in two phases. First, Windows 10 installs the best matching driver in the driver store, allowing the device to begin operation quickly. After that driver is installed, Windows 10 also: Downloads any matching driver packages from Windows Update and puts them in the*driver store. Searches for driver packages that were preloaded in the locations specified by the DevicePath registry value. The DevicePath registry value is located under the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. By default, the*DevicePath*value specifies the %SystemRoot%\INF directory. If Windows 10 finds a better matching driver package in those locations than was initially installed, Windows replaces the driver it installed from the driver store with the better match.

См. также:

• Understanding Windows Update rules for driver distribution
• Improving the update discoverability experience

Встречаются советчики, которые в связи с этим рекомендуют отключать службу обновления

Нет. На постоянной основе можно использовать политики (для драйвера) и проч., использовать рекомендованные способы, а не страдать фигней.