windows network printers ; a giant shitshow after printnightmare updates ( august 2021)

[Peter Huiskens]

Hello All, So first of all, before i start my story, i've been a sysadmin for about 15 years now, and i have tried everything i can think about , but the problems keep returning So this post is a lengthy one since i am at a loss here.Since the printnightmare updates from august 2021 we still run into massive problems with networked printers the summary would be: * the default printer keeps changing to a never used virtual printer ( like microsoft pdf or webex virtual printer) * installed network printers suddenly stop working, i need to manually install the printer again* the printer driv

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