Do not send a Windows error report when a generic driver is installed on a device
- Policy ID
- DeviceInstall_GenericDriverSendToWER
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2016 Version 1709, Windows 10 Version 1709, Windows Server 2016 Version 1703, Windows 10 Version 1703, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista only
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Device Installation
Description
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.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWERREG_DWORD