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  1. PAUL HANSON3
    Paul Hanson3 Win User

    What happened to the Generic Text Printer Driver in Windows 11? I can't find it.


    What happened to the Generic Text Printer Driver in Windows 11? I can't find it.

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    Paul Hanson3, Oct 31, 2023
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  2. CLOIE74
    Cloie74 Win User

    Generic/Text Driver deletes with Updates

    We install the Star receipt printer, it assigns a USB port (USB 001 usually) When we install the Generic text, we install it to use that same port So they are sharing the USB001.

    The star printer can also be shown under unidentified printers and still work with the Generic Text. This happens because even though the printer is showing as unidentified, it STILL assigns a USB Print driver and port.

    The Generic Text driver is the bridge between the printer and whatever POS Software you are using.

    Most POS Software cannot use a receipt printer without the Generic Text. Therefore every time Windows does a MAJOR update, and removes the G/T Driver on it's own it causes a tech support nightmare!
     
    Cloie74, Oct 31, 2023
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  3. PIETER SADIE
    Pieter Sadie Win User
    GENERIC/TEXT ONLY PRINTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 10

    We are having MASSIVE problems with Windows 10 Generic/Text Printer drivers.

    We have a huge client base out there using DOT MATRIX printers. Because DEVICE fonts are so much faster than TrueType fonts, we use the Generic/Text driver and send RAW text to the printer. Some clients have upgraded to Windows 10 and one by one their printers
    stopped printing. It seems like the Generic/Text driver in Windows 10 no longer supports RAW printing. Why this change?

    We are DESPERATE for a solution and have been spending considerable amounts of money trying to find a solution. So far the only solution was to downgrade those clients back to Windows 7, or to print in GRAPHICS mode, which the clients HATE because it is
    incredibly SLOW...

    Has anyone found an answer to the problem yet?
     
    Pieter Sadie, Oct 31, 2023
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  4. MANSON - MSFT
    Manson - MSFT Win User

    What happened to the Generic Text Printer Driver in Windows 11? I can't find it.

    Manson - MSFT, Oct 31, 2023
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