Do not send a Windows error report when a generic driver is installed on a device: registry value DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWERComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings

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

Registry

DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings" /v "DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings" /v "DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings' -Name 'DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings' -Name 'DisableSendGenericDriverNotFoundToWER' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null