Microsoft has quietly flipped a major switch in Windows 11’s print ecosystem: beginning in mid‑January 2026 Microsoft stopped accepting and automatically publishing new legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers through Windows Update, and is steering Windows toward the Microsoft IPP inbox class driver...
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