Tag Archives: printing

PDF printing issues with Adobe Reader under Windows (Jan. 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-26 by guenni

[German]It seems that the Adobe Reader DC is causing printin^g issues in Windows since January 2022. I received  reports that there have been issues with printing PDF documents since about 2 weeks. It is not an isolated case, because the … Continue reading →

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The Chaos PrintNightmare Emergency Update (July 6/7, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for the PrintNightmare vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675) in the Windows Print Spooler service. But these updates seem to end in chaos – it reminds me on the Printer-Gate in March 2021, where Microsoft had to release … Continue reading →

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PrintNightmare out-of-band update also for Windows Server 2012 and 2016 (July 7, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-08 by guenni

[German]As of July 7, 2021, Microsoft has now also released the emergency update to close the PrintNightmare vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675) in the Windows Print Spooler services for all Windows versions (the still missing updates for Windows Server versions 2012 and 2016 … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Out-of-band Update for graphics printing bug (March 18, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just released an out-of-band update for Windows 10 (Windows 7/8.1 are still missing), which should fix the bugs triggered by the March security updates when printing content with graphics on different devices. Advertising

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Windows 10: Still printing issues after update installation (March 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-17 by guenni

[German]As of March 15, 2021, Microsoft has released unscheduled fix updates for Windows 10 printing issues (APC_INDEX_MISMATCH BSOD). While the updates make a lot of people happy, other users continue to suffer from BlueScreens or incorrect printouts, especially with graphics. … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Updates KB5000802/KB5000808 causes BSOD when printing in win32kfull.sys – pulled?

Posted on 2021-03-10 by guenni

[German]Beware, there are initial reports here on the blog that cumulative updates KB5000802 and KB5000808  from March 9, 2021 for Windows 10 (1909 – 20H2) is causing BlueScreen in win32kfull.sys when printing. Advertising

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Windows 10: Printer issues after June 2020 Updates

Posted on 2020-06-13 by guenni

[German]The cumulative security updates released on June 9, 2020 for various versions of Windows 10 are causing serious printing problems for many users. Here is an overview of what I know so far. Advertising

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June 2017 Patches causing Internet Explorer 11 printing issues

Posted on 2017-06-19 by guenni

[German]Users installing June 13, 2017 security updates are facing printing issues in Internet Explorer 11. This has been reported for Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1 and also Windows 10. And there is a statement from Microsoft (maybe wrong interpreted), … Continue reading →

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