Windows 7 uses drivers to communicate to various hardware devices connected to your computer, including printers and scanners. Printer manufacturers provide drivers with their products, but also ...

If you still have a deprecated V3 or V4 "legacy printer," you'll need to install drivers manually going forward.

Starting in January 2026, Microsoft will no longer distribute new "official" printer drivers through Windows Update. First announced back in 2023, the move is meant to ...

Microsoft is quietly ripping out one of Windows’ oldest plumbing systems, and the impact will hit the most boring but essential task many PCs still perform: printing. By winding down traditional ...

Microsoft is slowly phasing out support for third-party printer drivers in Windows, but IT admins shouldn't worry too much.

The next system update for Windows 11 could break your printer. Here's what you need to know.

With Windows 7, you can more easily share files and printers across a network via the new HomeGroups feature. HomeGroups lets you connect to files and printers with a group password–if all the PCs ...

On Windows 11/10, you may have noticed that when you install two or more printers that use the same printer on the same port, all such printers are, by design, grouped as one in the Control Panel’s ...