Originally Posted by
pcmotorhed I've tried the device manager as well and removed it from there. I was hopeful that I had removed every trace but I was still greeted by windows update still indicating that it still couldn't find the rogue driver. Maybe Windows Installer Cleanup Utility may be the answer. I appreciate the info.
There is another option, however it also effects all hardware drivers that can be updated through windows update.
In control panel, in the search box in top right hand corner simply type in "device".
You should get a few links pop up under devices and printers. click on change device installation settings and select no when prompted "do you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps and custom icons that are available for your devices?".
Then restart, it should no longer prompt or force install any drivers through Windows Update. Unless of course a KB update or W10 upgrade through WU changes that back to "yes" (default) T_T so do keep that in mind.