PrintNightmare bug continues to haunt Windows users — new patch wrecks network printing

The PrintNightmare vulnerability has been plaguing Windows users for months now with nary an end in sight. There have been multiple patches to resolve the recent September patch put in place to correct the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler issue, which has now become the cause of some problems. Is this a case of the medicine being as bad as the virus, not really? 

Microsoft confirmed the recent KB5005033 patch released earlier this month was causing issues with some organization’s printing capabilities that use certain configurations. Microsoft released an advisory for the patch to further explain the issues being faced by some. 

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