Critical Printer Update – Windows Only

Why?

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a critical Windows printer vulnerability (PrintNightmare) which is mitigated in a recent Windows update.


How Does it Impact Me?

The update has the potential to stop printing until registry keys are applied to local machines.


Resolution?

Please follow these steps to apply the registry keys to your local machine.

  1. Download/Save the attached .bat file to your local machine.
  2. Run the .bat file as an Administrator.
  3. After running the file, please attempt to print. 

Details

Article ID: 2558
Created
Wed 10/13/21 10:30 AM
Modified
Tue 10/19/21 4:45 PM