Policy

Do not send a Windows error report when a generic driver is installed on a device

Windows has a feature that sends "generic-driver-installed" reports through the Windows Error Reporting infrastructure. This policy allows you to disable the feature. If you enable this policy setting, an error report is not sent when a generic driver is installed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, an error report is sent when a generic driver is installed.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategorySystem / Device Installation
Policy ID4107c2653dbc
Internal nameDeviceInstall_GenericDriverSendToWER

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings\DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings\DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Windows has a feature that sends "generic-driver-installed" reports through the Windows Error Reporting infrastructure. This policy allows you to disable the feature. If you enable this policy setting, an error report is not sent when a generic driver is installed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, an error report is sent when a generic driver is installed.

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