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Windows 11 Is Making Enterprise Network Printers Obsolete
Episode 34 of The Windows Podcast examines Microsoft's quiet push to replace traditional enterprise network printers with Universal Print, a cloud-based print infrastructure that's becoming mandatory in Windows 11. Lucas and Luna break down the timeline: Microsoft stopped supporting third-party print drivers for new devices in 2025, and the Windows 11 24H2 update now blocks legacy network printer connections by default. For IT teams managing fleets of HP, Canon, or Xerox printers connected via TCP/IP ports, this is a hard deadline. We look at a real migration at a 500-user manufacturing firm…
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