Say goodbye to that nasty printing bug with this latest Windows update from Microsoft.
A recent Windows update caused a printing bug where your computer would get into a blue screen of death error when you printed something. Microsoft soon came up with a fix but it was temporary. Now, the company is rolling out an update that brings a permanent fix to that printing bug.
As announced on Microsoft Support, the company is rolling out an update that will fix the printing issues caused by an earlier update on Windows computers.
You simply need to install this update on your PC and the bug will be gone.
In case you aren’t aware, an earlier update caused Windows computers to throw a blue screen of death (BSOD) error when you attempted to print something.
We aren’t fully sure what all printers this bug affected, but some of the affected ones were from Kyocera, Ricoh, and Zebra.
Related: How to Cancel a Stuck Print Job in Windows 10
People who relied on these printers for their tasks really had a difficult time as they weren’t able to print anything without an error coming up on the screen.
Now that an update is available, you simply need to install this update and the issue will be resolved on your Windows PC. You can use Settings to find and install this update.
Here’s how you do that:
Once that’s done, restart your computer. Your print issues are now gone.
In case you don’t yet see this new update on your PC, a temporary way to get around the print bug is to uninstall the earlier Windows updated that caused it.
You can uninstall that update as follows from Settings:
Once the update is gone, your issue should be resolved.
If you’re having a hard time printing something using your Windows PC, get the latest update for your operating system and most of your issues will be resolved.
You might get an error that says that your printer is offline in Windows 10. Solve the error with this troubleshooting guide.
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Mahesh is a tech writer at MakeUseOf. He’s been writing tech how-to guides for about 8 years now and has covered many topics. He loves to teach people how they can get the most out of their devices.
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