This is because Microsoft has only stopped accepting or publishing new third-party v3/v4 printer drivers to Windows Update for Windows 11+. If you read headlines that claim Windows printers are being ...

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Microsoft is phasing out new printer driver updates via Windows Update for older printers in Windows 11 starting in 2026, ...

Microsoft has decided to stop sending out new drivers for old printers via Windows Update. The drivers in question are for V3 or V4 printers, which means printers that could be up to 12 years old.

The printers in question will be mainly HP, the main OS will be Windows 7 32-bit, but there will be some XP (32 & 64 and Windows 7 64 - Also Mac OS). There are potentially 1200 users and I would ...

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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 ...

It seems like more and more of the new HP Laserjets that advertise PCL6, PCL5, and PS capability don't offer PS drivers specific to that model, only the Universal Print Driver. What are people's ...

Many HP printers still lack drivers even for Vista. Here's why so many printers are abandoned with each new operating system Gripe Line reader Dave wrote in with a complaint I’ve been hearing a lot ...