Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows

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Link: Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows • The Register

 

Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update

Microsoft has made it clear: it will ax third-party printer drivers in Windows.

 

The death rattle will be lengthy, as the timeline for the end of servicing stretches into 2027 – although Microsoft noted that the dates will be subject to change. There is, after all, always that important customer with a strange old printer lacking Mopria support...