Driver Updates

Manage Windows driver updates through Microsoft Intune. Control which drivers are approved for deployment, schedule update windows, and monitor driver compliance across your device fleet.

Note: Driver updates require Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education with Windows Update for Business policies configured.

Driver Management Overview

• 234 Available Drivers (Pending approval)
• 1,456 Approved (Ready for deployment)
• 23 Declined (Blocked from install)

Driver Approval Workflow

1. Detect — New driver available
2. Review — Admin evaluates
3. Approve/Decline — Decision recorded
4. Deploy — Rolled out to devices
5. Monitor — Track compliance

Available Drivers

Driver Categories

By Driver Class

• Display Adapters — 45 drivers
• Network Adapters — 32 drivers
• Audio — 28 drivers
• Bluetooth — 24 drivers
• Storage Controllers — 18 drivers
• Other — 87 drivers

By Manufacturer

• Intel Corporation — 78 drivers
• Realtek — 34 drivers
• NVIDIA — 28 drivers
• AMD — 22 drivers
• Qualcomm — 15 drivers
• Others — 57 drivers

Policy Configuration

Automatic Approval Rules

Configure rules to automatically approve drivers meeting certain criteria:

• Auto-approve drivers from trusted manufacturers
• Auto-approve security-related driver updates
• Auto-approve drivers with Microsoft WHQL certification

Deferral Settings

• Defer driver updates (days): configurable
• Pause driver updates until a specific date

Exclusion Rules

Prevent specific driver classes from being offered:

• Exclude firmware updates
• Exclude BIOS updates

Deployment Rings

Deploy drivers progressively using deployment rings:

• Preview Ring — IT staff and early adopters (50 devices, 0 day deferral)
• Pilot Ring — Test group across departments (500 devices, 7 day deferral)
• Production Ring — All remaining devices (4,500 devices, 14 day deferral)

Driver Rollback

If a driver causes issues, you can roll back to the previous version:

Automatic Rollback:

• Detects failed driver installation
• Automatic recovery to last known good
• Reports failure to admin console

Manual Rollback:

• Decline problematic driver version
• Approve previous stable version
• Push to affected devices

Best Practices

• Test drivers in pilot ring first — Always validate drivers with a subset of devices before broad deployment.
• Use deferral periods — Defer drivers 7-14 days to allow issues to be discovered by others.
• Monitor for issues after deployment — Watch for blue screens, hardware failures, or performance issues.
• Document declined drivers — Keep records of why specific drivers were blocked for audit purposes.

API Reference

• GET /api/devices/driver-updates — List available driver updates
• POST /api/devices/driver-updates/:id/approve — Approve driver for deployment
• POST /api/devices/driver-updates/:id/decline — Decline/block driver
• GET /api/devices/driver-compliance — Get driver compliance status
• PUT /api/devices/driver-policies — Update driver update policies