Protected Print Mode introduces a security gatekeeper that blocks third party drivers unless users or admins opt out.

If you have any old printers in your office, updating Windows and the driver stack might become problematic in the future. Microsoft is slowly moving Windows 11 away from the traditional model of ...

Microsoft will discontinue support for legacy printer drivers in Windows 11 starting in 2027. What will happen to older ...

Windows 11 has quietly crossed a line that will matter a lot the next time an older printer refuses to spit out a page. With the latest servicing changes, Microsoft has stopped supporting a whole ...

The time for proprietary printer drivers in Windows is coming to an end. Instead, Windows will manage all printers with a few universal drivers. Microsoft will no longer provide new drivers from ...

Your office printer might have a problem soon. Microsoft decided to kill off V3 and V4 printer drivers early next year. If your printer relies on these older drivers, it could stop working after ...

In the name of security for its ubiquitous OS, Microsoft is ditching support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers in Windows 11. Microsoft previously warned this was coming way back in September 2023, ...

The takeaway: Microsoft quietly signaled a major shift in how printer drivers would work on Windows nearly three years ago. That plan is now becoming reality, though most older third-party printers ...