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Microsoft to Drop Support for Third-Party Printer Drivers on Windows (petri.com)
submitted 1 year ago by NotBadAndYou@ttrpg.network to c/technology@beehaw.org
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“With the release of Windows 10 21H2, Windows offers inbox support for Mopria compliant printer devices over network and USB interfaces via the Microsoft IPP Class Driver. This removes the need for print device manufacturers to provide their own installers, drivers, utilities, and so on.  Device experience customization is now available via the Print Support Apps that are distributed and automatically installed via the Windows Store,” the company wrote.

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[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Because Microsoft manages Windows update, it’s not like a package manager in Linux.

Windows update is a package manager. It's hot garbage (obviously) but its job is indeed to manage packages and their updates.

Drivers and other HW-related tools have been distributed via Windows Update for years now and it's generally a good thing. Before M$ did this you had to plug in driver DVDs or scour the internet for drivers (ugh).