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Windows 11 Is Killing Enterprise USB Printers
Episode 29 of The Windows Podcast with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna dive into a quiet but disruptive change in Windows 11 24H2 — the removal of the legacy USB printer class driver. As of the June 2026 preview update, new Windows 11 installations no longer include the 'usbprint.sys' driver that has supported hundreds of USB printer models for over a decade. Lucas explains how enterprises with older label printers, receipt printers, and specialty output devices are finding that their hardware simply stops working after an OS refresh. Luna points out that Microsoft's official guidance — use the…
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