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Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026 — and it’s going to shake up a lot of older hardware (www.windowscentral.com)
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The next system update for Windows 11 could break your printer. Here's what you need to know.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I've got HP PSC 1315. When I tried it with Windows 11, it said it couldn't find drivers, and to use manufacturer's website.
Le HP

Installing Your Printer Driver Using the Windows Built-in Solution
Install the HP Printer Driver and Software provided within your operating system.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As near as I can tell the HP PSC 1315 was released in 2004, over two decades ago. I can see how it's aggravating for you but there can't a double handful of those clunkers still working anywhere in the world. There's no way it could be worth it to HP to rewrite drivers for the 10 or so people still using them.

Switch to Linux. :)

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

Except that

  1. The driver disc from archive.org still works just fine
  2. I do use Linux, and it "just works" there, except for high DPI

So if I want to use high DPI, I need Windows in VirtualBox.
By the way, the high DPI mode takes 20 minutes to print one A4 page. But the result is really damn sharp, almost like a laser printer.