When trying to add a printer to your Windows computer, you may encounter an error that says Windows can’t install the kernel-mode print driver. This just means that ...
Prior versions of Windows included basic printer drivers that enabled simple printing when a full feature driver was not available. This increased Windows footprint and provided more storage space to ...
Your business probably depends on your Hewlett-Packard printer and all of its features. But sometimes problems arise, like a print driver not sending jobs to the device properly or jobs not printing ...
Microsoft has ended support for legacy printer drivers on Windows 11, putting millions of older printers at risk with phased restrictions through 2027.
Following the July discovery of Windows 10 PrintNightmare bugs, Microsoft has released an update that changes the default behavior in the operating system and prevents some end users from installing ...
If you still have a deprecated V3 or V4 "legacy printer," you'll need to install drivers manually going forward.
KB5005652, meant to address “PrintNightmare” vulnerabilities, is causing some enterprise users to be prompted to reinstall print drivers or install new drivers — which they can’t do without admin ...
Microsoft blocks legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers in Windows 11, advising users to update or switch to modern printing solutions.