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What’s new in printing in Windows 10, version 1809

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Ron_Martinsen
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Oct 04, 2018
Inbox print and scan drivers available through Windows Update Starting with Windows 10, version 1809, inbox print and scan drivers have moved to Windows Update. Prior versions of Windows included b...
Updated Oct 23, 2018
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Manu Herreman
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Oct 06, 2018
Hi Ron,
I understand the decision to leave out inbox print drivers to lower the Win10 install base.
But now I'm unable to pre-stage a printer when deploying a fresh OS install. I have a Powershell script that adds a PrinterPort, PrinterDriver and a Printer:
(extract:)
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Add-PrinterDriver -Name "Canon UFR II Color Class Driver"
Add-PrinterPort -Name $PRNport"_Color" -PrinterHostAddress $PRNdns
Add-Printer $PRN1 -DriverName "Canon UFR II Color Class Driver" -PortName $PRNport"_Color"
Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $PRN1 -PaperSize A4
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But now, the script fails at the first step 'Add-PrinterDriver -Name "Canon UFR II Color Class Driver"', because it can't find the inbox print driver anymore and it doesn't seem to fetch it from WindowsUpdate. We do direct printing on ip address to an external usb print server. I assume Windows doesn't 'recognize' the actual print device?
 
Is there a way to fetch the (whatever) driver you want from WindowsUpdate to pre-stage a device?
 
Kind regards,
Manu