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Microsoft@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year ago

Microsoft will stop offering third-party printer drivers through Windows Update soon

www.xda-developers.com

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Microsoft will stop offering third-party printer drivers through Windows Update soon

www.xda-developers.com

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Microsoft@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year ago

In a major move, Microsoft has announced that it will soon stop third-party printer manufacturers from bundling drivers in Windows Update.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/end-of-servicing-plan-for-third-party-printer-drivers-on-windows

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Thank god for AirPrint.

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  That’s a funny way to spell Internet Printing Protocol
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    Either way, fuck unnecessary bloatware printer drivers!

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