Want to print your Windows 11 documents? You’ll have to be an admin
Microsoft promises a fix soon
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Microsoftis reportedly working on a fix for yet another printing issue inWindows 11that asks users for admin credentials before undertaking certain printing jobs.
The issue affects a wide range of both client and server Windows releases, includingWindows 11, andWindows 10as well asWindows Server2022, Windows Server 20H2, and earlier.
However, according to Microsoft, the issue manifests itself only in those environments where the print client and print server are in different time zones, which thankfully spares virtually all home users of Windows.
“The affected environments described in this issue are not commonly used by devices designed for home use. The printing environments affected by this issue are more commonly found in enterprises and organizations,”reassures Microsoft.
Redmond’s printing tale of woes
Microsoft has been grappling with printer-related issues at fairly regular intervals, ever since the discovery, and thesubsequent botched fixesof the printer-spooler vulnerabilities collectively known asPrintNightmare.
It now appears that not only is Microsoft running into printing-related woes in every nook and cranny, they are going to follow it into Windows 11 as well. Last week, Microsoft had already confirmedthree new printer-related problemscaused by compatibility issues between its latest and the previous releases, and this one again adds to the number of unaddressed printing issues in Windows 11.
For what it’s worth though,BleepingComputerreports that Microsoft has already fixed the problem for previouslyWindows 10and earlier releases via the Patch Tuesdays ofSeptemberand October.
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However, a solution to address the issue isn’t yet available for Windows 11 customers.
“We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in late October,” assures Microsoft.
ViaBleepingComputer
With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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