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Microsoft's Surprising Solutions for Fixing Printer Issues

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Source: Windows Central
Microsoft's Surprising Solutions for Fixing Printer Issues
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Microsoft has released the Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool to fix a bug that installed the HP Smart app without permission and renamed printers to be listed as HP devices. The tool uninstalls the app and restores the correct printer names and icons. However, users need to download and install the tool, and apply the fix using Command Prompt as an administrator, which has raised concerns about the need for a separate tool and the reliance on Command Prompt to fix a Windows bug.

Topics:top-newstechnology#command-prompt#hp-smart-app#microsoft#printer-metadata-troubleshooter-tool#technology#windows-bug
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  3. Microsoft's fix for issue that renamed printers and installed extra utilities requires downloading another utility  Tom's Hardware
  4. Microsoft releases Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool (KB5034510) to fix HP printer weirdness  BetaNews
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