It’s the beginning of the end for third-party printer drivers in Windows, according to a support document the company released earlier this month. Instead of bespoke drivers for individual printers ...

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 ...

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 says that some USB printers will start printing random text after installing Windows updates released since late January 2025. The known issue affects Windows 10 (version 22H2) and Windows ...

To update drivers in Windows 10, open the Device Manager and right-click the device you need to update. The most important drivers on your computer will likely be updated automatically along with ...

Device drivers let your computer's hardware "talk to" and interface with the operating system powering that hardware. For Windows 11, upgrading or installing the operating system installs all ...

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 ...

Microsoft's print nightmare continues with another example of how a threat actor can achieve SYSTEM privileges by abusing malicious printer drivers. Last month, security researchers accidentally ...

A recent Windows 11 update has caused some USB-connected printers to print random text instead of the intended documents. The issue starts from the KB5050092 preview update, which began rolling out on ...