Neowin News Feed for: Printnightmare

Printer issues are back at it on Windows 11 22H2 as well

Sayan Sen — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has been suffering from almost constant printer issues on Windows 11 ever since the OS was introduced last year. And now, reports of similar issues are starting to pop up on 22H2 as well. Read more...

Here's how Windows 11, Windows 10 21H2 can prevent PrintNightmare, ransomware attacks, more

Sayan Sen — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:34:01 +0000

A new security baseline has been released for Windows 10 21H2. It brings protection and prevention against PrintNightmare, ransomware attacks, and more. Windows 11 also received the package earlier. Read more...

Windows 11 Beta Build 22000.346 fixes many printer issues, File Explorer problems, and more

Sayan Sen — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:50:02 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Beta and Release Preview channel build for Windows 11 Insiders. Dubbed "22000.346", the new build patches several printer issues, some File Explorer problems, and more. Read more...

Latest Windows 10 Patch Tuesday KB5006670 has more printing problems

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 08:06:02 +0000

The latest Windows 10 Patch Tuesday update version KB5006670 has introduced new issues related to printing over networks for the affected users. A workaround is to simply uninstall the update. Read more...

On Windows 11 PCs, Brother printers are facing many issues when connected via USB

Sayan Sen — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:14:02 +0000

Brother has announced that several of its printer models are having issues in Windows 11 when connected via a USB cable. The firm is investigating the problem and has asked to avoid USB connections. Read more...

Microsoft's PrintNightmare patch breaks printing for some... again

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:26:02 +0000

Microsoft has recently revealed that a KB update in August's Patch Tuesday effectively breaks printing for some organizations by repeatedly requiring admin credentials when printing. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Humankind on Game Pass, Patch Tuesday, and new Windows 11 builds

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:00:01 +0000

In this week's recap, we take a look at yet another version of PrintNightmare, the confirmation of Humankind launching on Game Pass day one, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Cisco: PrintNightmare is being exploited by "Vice Society" to inject ransomware

Sayan Sen — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:28:01 +0000

According to a report, Microsoft's PrintNightmare security flaw is being exploited by a ransomware group called Vice Society. This group is apparently using an associated DLL to infect systems. Read more...

Microsoft confirms there's yet another new Windows Print Spooler security bug

Sayan Sen — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has released today a new Print spooler service security vulnerability advisory under the ID CVE-2021-36958. As a temporary solution, the firm has asked users to disable the process. Read more...

Microsoft releases new patch for PrintNightmare, recommends immediate installation

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:58:18 +0000

Microsoft has released another patch for the critical PrintNightmare vulnerability. It makes major changes to the Point and Print functionality on Windows, and immediate installation is recommended. Read more...

Windows July update breaks printing and scanning when using smart-cards

Sayan Sen — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:14:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that its recent July security update has broken printing and scanning on systems when using smart card authentication. The problem is related to certain changes it made. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Continued print nightmares, Windows 11 updates, and test builds

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:14:01 +0000

This past week has seen PrintNightmare patches come out (and be contested), the arrival of new Insider builds, additional Game Pass games, and more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft confirms PrintNightmare patch breaks Zebra printers, but there's good news too

Sayan Sen — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that its update KB5004945 breaks Zebra printers preventing them from working properly. The company will release a new patch within the next few days that will fix the problem. Read more...

Microsoft: Our PrintNightmare patch is effective, you're just using Windows wrong

Usama Jawad — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:56:01 +0000

Despite claims to the contrary, Microsoft says that its PrintNightmare patch works as intended. It states that security researchers who are calling it ineffective are using insecure configurations. Read more...

Microsoft's patch for PrintNightmare vulnerability can be bypassed completely [Update]

Abhay V — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:26:02 +0000

Security researchers are reporting that Microsoft's fix for the PrintNightmare vulnerability that rolled out to most Windows versions is ineffective, and can let attackers completely bypass it. Read more...

Microsoft releases mandatory Windows updates to fix PrintNightmare exploit [Update]

Abhay V — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has begun rolling out a mandatory update for the most recent Windows 10 versions - 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 - to patch the recently acknowledged PrintNightmare critical vulnerability. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 for insiders, cloud gaming, and print nightmares

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:22:01 +0000

In this week's recap, we'll cover more info that has surfaced about Windows 11, the severe PrintNightmare vulnerability, and even a dash of gaming news. Be sure to catch up via our overview. Read more...

Microsoft provides further mitigations for PrintNightmare exploit, awards it "high" severity

Usama Jawad — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 05:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has offered some further mitigations against the highly dangerous PrintNightmare exploit. The company has also given it a CVSS rating of 8.8/10, which almost awards it "critical" severity. Read more...

Microsoft is investigating a critical Windows Print Spooler exploit called PrintNightmare

Usama Jawad — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:48:01 +0000

An exploit called "PrintNightmare" is being investigated by Microsoft. It potentially affects all versions of Windows. U.S. CISA has marked it as "critical" as it can lead to remote code execution. Read more...