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Microsoft to Drop Support for Third-Party Printer Drivers on Windows PCs

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 manufacturers harness the UWP development framework to create Printer Support Apps available through the Microsoft Store. Microsoft explained that the upcoming change will eliminate the need for printer manufacturers to distribute...

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Best Black Friday Hardware, Software, and Security Deals for IT Pros

The shopping season is finally here. That’s right, Black Friday deals and offers are already live at popular online retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, the Microsoft Store, and more. This means that it’s the best opportunity to purchase all kinds of technology products such as Wi-Fi routers, printers, laptops, peripherals, security cameras, antivirus software,…

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HP Confirms New Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Affects Several Printer Models

HP has acknowledged that its several printer models are vulnerable to a new critical buffer overflow bug that can potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE). This latest security flaw is being tracked under CVE-2022-3942, and it was first discovered by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative team. As noted in a post by Bleeping Computer,…

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Deploying Printers Using Group Policy – Networking Printers & Windows 2008 Server Part 2

In this second part of Tom Finnis’ article on deploying printers on your network he explains how to assign your printers to specific users and computers using Group Policy and the Active Directory. He also covers in depth how to avoid the most common problem encountered, the lack of built-in support for GPO printer deployment in Windows XP

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