In the name of security for its ubiquitous OS, Microsoft is ditching support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers in Windows ...

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 ...

When deleting a Printer driver, some Windows users get an error that stops them from completing the task. Users are unable to uninstall or remove the Printer driver ...

Microsoft will no longer provide new drivers from printer manufacturers via Windows Update starting in 2025, the company has announced. Microsoft says doing so will make Windows 11 even more secure.

Microsoft is moving forward with a long-planned cleanup of the Windows 11 printing stack. Starting with the non-security update released in January 2026, Windows 11 no longer supports legacy V3 and V4 ...

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 ...

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