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Windows 11 Printer Issue - DYMO LW450 DUO is not installing correctly/entirely
This issue occurs in Windows 11 The expected result is that both DYMO LW450 DUO Label and LW450 DUO Tape install correctly, however only the LW450 DUO Label installs while the LW450 DUO Tape's sta...
The next day another update came through and caused the driver not to work properly. It was the November 2021 21H2 I think. I uninstalled it and it worked properly again.
I have been having a same issue with LabelWriter 450, tried fixing this for hours. It seems that it's caused by the famous or should I say "infamous" print nightmare fix that was released sometime last year. I tried the registry fix from the below link and printer started working (note that I had to remove from printers then connect USB only then it installed properly). As stated in the link, this will remove the "fix" and leave your device vulnerable but this is the only thing that worked for me so I could print labels. Hopefully Microsoft will figure what is causing this and release a more permanent fix. Hopefully this works for some of you!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-fix-the-windows-0x0000011b-network-printing-error/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-fix-the-windows-0x0000011b-network-printing-error/
StevieC-D_UK You can always revert the registry back.. use this as a workaround for now, as Microsoft is obviously not doing anything about it and some of us need to use our label printers.
"but now the devices will be vulnerable to two vulnerabilities, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-remaining-windows-printnightmare-vulnerabilities/ and https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-mshtml-bug-now-exploited-by-ransomware-gangs/, actively exploited by threat actors."
Er I don't think I'll be installing that fix, thank you very much.
I can't believe MS are making printer users go down this obviously dangerous route.
