Fix network printing or keep Windows secure? Admins would rather disable PrintNightmare patch

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update last week was meant to fix print vulnerabilities in Windows but also broke network printing for many, with some admins disabling security or removing the patch to get it working. The problem is complex and first surfaced in January, when Microsoft issued this support note explaining that “a security bypass vulnerability exists in the way the Printer Remote Procedure Call (RPC) binding handles authentication for the remote Winspool interface.”

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