This issue occurs if the printer driver uses the ExtEscape function to send data from the User Interface (UI) module to the rendering module. If you debug the application, you notice that the print job fails when the application tries to execute the StartPage function.

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This article describes an issue that occurs when you print documents in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. The hotfix has prerequisites.

You try to open the Add Printer wizard by using the 32-bit Printui.exe that is located in the %windir%\SysWOW64 folder or by using the rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry command on the computer. In this scenario, you receive the following error message:

Starting with the July 2021 Out-of-band update, administrator credentials will be required to install signed and unsigned printer drivers on a printer server. Optionally, to override all Point and Print Restrictions Group policy settings and ensure that only administrators can install printer drivers on a print server, configure the ...

Fixes a problem in which you receive en error message when you try to create a Point and Print connection to a remote printer. This problem occurs in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.

Fixes an issue in which Devices and Printers does not show the printer that is created by custom print providers in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2.

When you try to print the Web page by using an Internet Printer Protocol (IPP) printer, the print job fails. When this issue occurs, the print job does not appear in the print queue. Additionally, you receive the following event in the Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Admin event log:

This update resolves the following issue: Addresses an issue that might prevent certain printers from printing. The print spooler might generate an error or close unexpectedly when attempting to print, and no output will come from the affected printer.

Fixes an issue in which the printing operation stops responding in a 64-bit Office application. This issue occurs when you try to print a document to a PostScript printer in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.