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Microsoft says November security updates cause printing issues
BleepingComputer • • general
Key Points:
- Microsoft warned that the November 2026 security updates may cause printing failures for documents containing images with zero height or width, affecting Windows Server 2016 or later and Windows 10 or later devices.
- The issue primarily impacts printing Microsoft Word documents using the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI), especially those with complex formatting involving "invisible" images used for watermarks or layout anchoring.
- Previous Windows updates in March and July 2025 also caused printing problems, including USB printers printing random text and the 'Print to PDF' feature breaking.
- The August 2026 .NET Framework cumulative updates disrupted printing and PDF export in applications using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) UI framework.
- Additionally, recent Patch Tuesday updates have led to Windows activation and licensing errors (0x80041008) and caused performance and stability issues with SQL Server.
