Microsoft appears to be killing off third party printer drivers in Windows. As of Windows 10 21H2, the operating system supports "Mopria compliant printer devices over network and USB interfaces via the Microsoft IPP Class Driver", which Microsoft says "removes the need for print device manufacturers to provide their own installers, drivers, utilities, and so on". Because of this, they are "announcing the end of servicing of the legacy v3 and v4 Windows printer drivers" which will be "staged over multiple years". By 2025, no printer drivers will be pushed via Windows Update and by 2027 "except for security-related fixes, third-party printer driver updates will no longer be allowed".
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