[FEATURE] Disable co-installers
Author: oyxnautCreated Aug 27, 2026Updated Aug 27, 2026
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Feature Type
New functionality
Describe your feature request
Drivers can install additional software, which is not always desirable. By adding the following sections to the offlineServicing, generalize, and specialize passes, these co-installers can be fully disabled during setup.
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Installer" /v DisableCoInstallers /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>Use case
By disabling co-installers, users won't get bundled, or vulnerable, software just by plugging in a device. (c.f. the LG and McAfee story, or https://plugandpwn.com/)
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