Tag Archives: printer

Windows 11: Printer issues affect more manufacturers, and scan/document software compatibility

Posted on 2021-10-14 by guenni

[German]It looks like the problems reported by Brother in a support post regarding USB printers under Windows 11 are expanding. It seems that devices from other manufacturers also cause problems when printing when connected to the Windows 11 computer via … Continue reading →

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Windows PrintNightmare: Status, issues and workarounds (Sept. 22, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-22 by guenni

[German]Since the patchday of September 14, 2021, when further security updates to close the PrintNightmare vulnerabilities are delivered, there are massive problems with network printers in some environments. The background is that Microsoft implemented certain security measures in August and … Continue reading →

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Serious vulnerability in printer drivers from HP, Xerox and Samsung

Posted on 2021-07-20 by guenni

[German]There has been a severe vulnerability CVE-2021-3438 in the printer drivers of the manufacturers HP, Xerox and Samsung (presumably only laser printers) for 16 years, which affects millions of devices. The vulnerability was reported to HP on February 18, 2021, … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Does update KB5003637 cause printer/spooler issues?

Posted on 2021-06-14 by guenni

[German]I'm going to bring up a topic that I'm not sure how widespread it is. I think there are reports that the June 8, 2021 KB5003637 cumulative security update is again causing printing issues. Print jobs are not getting past … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Microsoft confirms graphics printing issues after March 2021 updates

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]I reported some graphics printing issues caused by March 2021 updates in Windows to Microsoft. Now Microsoft has just confirmed the errors in the printing of graphics that occur after the March 9, 2021 cumulative updates. Here's some information about … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Hints for HP Printer Firmware Downgrade

Posted on 2021-02-02 by guenni

[German]In this blog post, I provide advice on how users who have been surprised by an automatic firmware upgrade on HP printers can get the devices back to the previous firmware, if necessary. This is helpful, if an unwanted HP … Continue reading →

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HP ends Free Instant Ink subscription for new customers

Posted on 2020-12-26 by guenni

[German] HP announced recently the end of lifetime Free HP Instant Ink subscription for customers. The Free Instant Ink offer was dedicated to customers with low print volume. After a lot of protest from customers, the program will continue at … Continue reading →

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HP CEO on inkjet printers and third-party cartridges

Posted on 2020-11-29 by guenni

[German]HP CEO Enrique Lores recently complained about the annoying "unprofitable customers" who use foreign cartridges in the good HP inkjet printers. He explains how the preproduction costs increase for printers that use foreign cartridges. HP has taken steps to optimize … Continue reading →

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Windows: Brother printers won’t work after update (6.2020)

Posted on 2020-06-24 by guenni

[German]Since June 2020, many users of Brother multifunction printers (MFC, HL etc.) suddenly have the problem that they do not print. This is caused by the Windows security updates of June 9, 2020, and Microsoft has provided correction updates that … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Out-of-band update to fix printer issues – I

Posted on 2020-06-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Microsoft has released a batch of Out-of-band updates to fix the printer issues that occurred after the last patchday in Windows 8.1 as well as Windows 10 – including its server counterparts. Updates are now available for Windows 10 … Continue reading →

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