ijeffM to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agoMicrosoft will stop offering third-party printer drivers through Windows Update soonwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft will stop offering third-party printer drivers through Windows Update soonwww.xda-developers.comijeffM to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/end-of-servicing-plan-for-third-party-printer-drivers-on-windows
minus-squareAnonTwolinkfedilink4•1 year agoTo be fair, printer drivers are, have been, and always will be shit. So chances are very high that while malice is possible, incompetence is significantly more likely in this case (pushing towards a more stable option)
minus-squareares35linkfedilink4•1 year agohp’s ‘smart’ app is already the poster child for incompetence. give me the basic drivers-only installer.
To be fair, printer drivers are, have been, and always will be shit. So chances are very high that while malice is possible, incompetence is significantly more likely in this case (pushing towards a more stable option)
hp’s ‘smart’ app is already the poster child for incompetence. give me the basic drivers-only installer.