Windows 10: IEEE 1284 USB to parallel port issue? Is Microsoft working on this?

Apropos of the issue at hand I described earlier I've been researching this for days on end, I came across this. It seems Gravostyle isn't the only OEM having issues either, GE is having issues as well.

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Windows 10 Update stopped IEEE-1284 (Parallel)-USB Adapter Cable Working

Hi,

Here's what I can suggest for you to have the IEEE-1284 uninstalled. Kindly follow the instructions below:

• Right click on Start Menu.
• Click Device Manager.
• Find and select the IEEE-1284 (Parallel)-USB Adapter.
• Right click the native driver adapter and select Uninstall.
• Check the box that says "Delete the driver software for this device".

This should help in removing the said driver.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 10 Update stopped IEEE-1284 (Parallel)-USB Adapter Cable Working

Windows 10 update stopped my Parallel (IEEE-1284)-USB adapter cable from working. I assume it’s the 1st September update as I got everything working again after the massive (and annoying) 1607 update.

After much searching I found that older IEEE-1284 cables often do not work with Win10 so I purchased a new one with Win10 drivers. Unfortunately, whenever I try to load the new cable/drivers, the old IEEE-1284 drivers automatically install as soon
as I plug the cable in, regardless of the other driver installation.

I checked the box that says do not automatically download updates for drivers, but the ‘IEEE-1284 Controller (Unknown category)’ is already on my system and will not leave! Uninstalling or ‘Removing’ it just means it re-installs itself whenever I plug
the cable in.

I do not want to roll back to pre-update Win10 as this will cause subsequent update problems – and it’s a rubbish, very temporary fix at best. The is no ‘update driver’ option available and ‘properties’ in ‘Devices and Printers’ only has two tabs,
‘General’ (with no options to do anything) and ‘Hardware’ (which only relates to the Brother printer driver and the MS ‘USB Printing Support’ driver (10.0.14393.0) – ‘usbprint.sys’ in ‘System32’ folder.)

Please help me remove this IEEE-1284 driver, or at least stop it from loading every time.

Cheers,

Chris

 

USB to Parallel IEEE 1284

When I did the update to Windows 10 last fall my USB to Parallel adapter stopped working. I do not find a driver in devices. How can I get a driver for my system? I can't find one online. The the install program on the disk that came with my Shaxon USB
to DB25 adapter will not run in Windows 10.