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Microsoft is withdrawing support for older printers' drivers
(www.which.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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A little bit of a tempest in a teapot. It doesn't sound like they're actually going to stop distributing existing drivers, they're just not accepting any new drivers or updates (unless they're critical security updates) for those packages.
Software that’s been around so long you know it works and can freeze contributions and even stop testing for it… chef’s kiss