There\u2019s now a manual workaround to fix the important all-Windows \u2018PrintNightmare\u2019 security hole, at least for domestic and standalone PC users who don\u2019t need to print over a network.<\/p>\n
See the official Microsoft Workarounds \/ Option 2.<\/p>\n
Stop the Print Spooler as a Service.
\nChange the PC\u2019s Group Policy to block \u201cinbound remote printing operations\u201d.
\nRestart the Print Spooler.<\/p>\n
This will \u201cwill block the remote attack vector\u201d. Yup, it seems the fix is that easy.<\/p>\n
Although\u2026 some versions of Windows do not have the required Group Policy Editor. In that case AskVG has instructions for Home users.<\/p>\n
Update: Cancel that. Ten days later and another hole has been found, which for now means that the Windows Print Spooler service should be stopped totally even on domestic and standalone PCs. From some software you may still be able to \u201cSave as PDF\u201d but not always. There\u2019s now a massive commercial opportunity for someone to develop a way to print on Windows, without the Windows Print Spooler service being active. Someone is going to make millions from that, as Microsoft doesn\u2019t seem to be interested in the possibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s now a manual workaround to fix the important all-Windows \u2018PrintNightmare\u2019 security hole, at least for domestic and standalone PC …<\/p>\n