Security News > 2021 > March > Microsoft shares temporary fix for Windows 10 printing crashes
Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to address the Windows 10 printing crash issue.
Microsoft has provided a temporary fix for the Windows 10 blue screen crashes plaguing customers when printing after installing the March 2021 cumulative updates.
Redmond confirmed the known issue causing Windows 10 BSOD crashes after BleepingComputer reported a wave of user complaints regarding system crashes when printing.
After installing the updates released during this Patch Tuesday, "You might receive an APC INDEX MISMATCH error with a blue screen when attempting to print to certain printers in some apps," Microsoft explained.
While Microsoft is investigating the crash issues and is working on an update, you can uninstall the offending updates following the steps described here to restore printing functionality and get rid of the blue screen errors.
If you don't want to remove the security updates deployed with the March cumulative updates, you can use an official temporary fix provided by Microsoft to mitigate the issue.
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