Neowin published a story that the Windows July update has broken printing and scanning on systems when using smart card authentication.

Windows July update breaks printing and scanning when using smart-cards

Microsoft seems to be having to deal with issues related to printers for a while now. This year alone, starting with the March update that caused the blue screen of death (BSOD) when trying to print, and more recently with the PrintNightmare print spooler service vulnerability. And Microsoft's troubles aren't stopping there.

Today, the firm has confirmed that its recent July security update version KB5004237, which was released on July 13, is causing problems when printing on certain systems when trying to utilize smart cards for user authentication. This time, alongside printing problems, scanning on such systems may also not work.

Windows July update breaks printing and scanning when using smart-cards