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Windows 7 does this for some drivers, but it only seems to be for a limited list (e.g. selected Intel NICs), and the drivers are woefully outdated.

I guess this might be "enough" for people buying some of the most popular PCs (e.g. Dell), but it's certainly not going to be for everyone.

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Every part of my computer, which I built myself, gets its drivers from Windows Update. Drivers have been pushed from Windows Update since... forever? Granted, I always install a more recent version myself.

Huh, I've used Windows 10 for years now, and didn't realise it still had this feature - I don't recall ever seeing any "optional updates"?

But then, for most things I always install recent'ish drivers from the manufacturer myself, which I guess would disable this feature for at least those things.

Only that they are not optional, they force you to install those drivers (unless you're installed your own before). But they do indeed show up on Windows Update.

https://filestore.community.support.microsoft.com/api/images...

Yah, I don't understand why MS doesn't just make sure more of the drivers are in windows update or updated on a more regular basis as part of the driver signing program.

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