Security News > 2022 > July > Microsoft warns Windows 10 USB printing breaks due to recent updates

Microsoft is warning customers that Windows updates released since June 28 will trigger printing issues on devices connected using USB. "Microsoft has received reports of issues affecting some printing devices following installation of Windows updates released June 28 and later," Redmond explained.

"Normal printer usage might be interrupted for either scenario, resulting in failure of printing operations," the company said in a notice on the Windows health dashboard.

While Microsoft is still working on a fix for this recently acknowledged known issue, the company provides affected customers with workarounds that should help them temporarily restore printing functionality on their devices.

If there appears to be a duplicate installation of an existing printer, such as with the suffix "Copy1", confirm if printing works for this printer.

Last week, Microsoft also warned that printing might break on devices using smart card authentication.

This is because temporary mitigation provided one year ago to address Windows Server printing issues on non-compliant devices will be removed, potentially breaking printing starting with this week's optional preview updates.

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