Microsoft is set to bid farewell to third-party printer drivers offered via Windows Update. This change, scheduled for a staggered rollout, will let printer
“With the release of Windows 10 21H2, Windows offers inbox support for Mopria compliant printer devices over network and USB interfaces via the Microsoft IPP Class Driver. This removes the need for print device manufacturers to provide their own installers, drivers, utilities, and so on. Device experience customization is now available via the Print Support Apps that are distributed and automatically installed via the Windows Store,” the company wrote.
One hopes that this will address the security issues of print drivers in the long run. I seem to remember that there are just a lot of security issues with the whole print driver infrastructure. Interesting they didn’t say anything about that as a driving factor.
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One hopes that this will address the security issues of print drivers in the long run. I seem to remember that there are just a lot of security issues with the whole print driver infrastructure. Interesting they didn’t say anything about that as a driving factor.