6 docs tagged with "print-spooler"

Explains how Adobe's auto updater can stop the ScrewDrivers Notification Service and provides a PowerShell script to automatically restart it after an Adobe update completes.

How ScrewDrivers works with PrintNightmare security patches and workarounds for the Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527), including compatibility with Microsoft updates and configuration changes needed for alternative workarounds.

The map of every security topic in the ScrewDrivers knowledge base: how the product is secured, where certificates, permissions, ports, and antivirus exclusions are documented, how ScrewDrivers relates to the Windows print stack, and where to find Tricerat's security advisories.

Tricerat's registry of security advisories for ScrewDrivers: responses to Microsoft CVE batches, vulnerability-scanner findings, and Windows security updates that affect printing, each with an ID, affected versions, current status, and a link to the procedure page.

How the fifteen print-stack vulnerabilities in Microsoft's September 2026 security updates relate to ScrewDrivers: twelve in the Windows Print Spooler, two in the HTTP Print Provider (CVE-2026-69769, CVE-2026-69623), and one in the Print Workflow service (CVE-2026-69602). Which Windows components ScrewDrivers depends on, and optional hardening steps you can evaluate for your environment.

Troubleshooting guidance for mysterious printer failures caused by the June 2020 Windows updates (KB4560960 and KB4557957) that broke printing functionality, including symptoms, affected systems, and resolution steps.