by Hunter Feybusch
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by Hunter Feybusch
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Reported by Tech Radar Magazine
- Microsoft has stated it will no longer service third-party printer drivers on devices that use Windows OS, including Windows 11
- Will allow IPP Class Driver and Mopria-compliant print devices
- Will be supported instead of OEM drivers via Windows Update
- Printer/MFP manufacturers will not have to provide dedicated drivers
- Microsoft claims this will improve performance and reliability
- Mopria certification will be a mandatory requirement for HLK (hardware lab kit)
- Changes will take place over several years until 2027
– Research published by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) – 77% of all events are confirmed theft of data by hackers – More than 471 million victim notices have been issued, already exceeding total for all of 2025 – 7 healthcare firms who were hacked, each notified 1 million+ patients of a breach – At […]
– Daily Mail newspaper reported that on 7/24/2026 many major websites were disrupted based notice from DownDetector – Widespread issues apparently experienced at Amazon Web Services – No reason given for outage
– The People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it is launching a national security investigation into office printers and copier/MFPs imported into China, running on foreign system software. – claimed that preliminary information indicates that such imported office equipment may affect national security interests – System software includes print drivers and other embedded […]
Report published by Business Research Company – Global market valued at $369.03 billion in 2025 – Expected to reach $451.09 billion in 2030 – CAGR of 4.2%

