Part 1 of the solution is available in the October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup available for all operating system except Windows 10 (October 16th). How to fix Windows 10 point print UAC Part 1 Here’s the list of the specific KB per OS that create the issue : Please contact your system Administrator) (A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents you from connecting to this print queue. Unsigned or expired certificate validation driversįollowing MS16-087 installation, you receive a UAC prompt and a Connect to Printer error after a printer installation attempt.Are using old printer driver that might have the following :.Allow standard user to install printer drivers using the Point and Print Group Policy.Microsoft as tightened the requirement for printer drivers on print servers. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker is able to execute a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack on a workstation or print server, or set up a rogue print server on a target network.

(MS16-087)This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The problem appeared right after applying last July monthly updates. This post describes how to fix Windows 10 point print UAC problem. Users have started to get prompts for User Account Control(UAC) when connecting to some printers. The Point and Print feature is responsible for this as it easily allows standard users to install printer drivers from the trusted print server. We came across a strange issue today on Windows 10 devices that we haven’t seen since the Windows Vista days.

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