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Known issues
Summary | Originating update | Status | Last updated |
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Printing and scanning might fail when these devices use smart-card authentication Non-compliant printers, scanners, and multifunction devices might fail to print when using smart-card authentication. | OS Build 19043.1110 KB5004237 2021-07-13 | Resolved | 2021-08-03 10:36 PT |
Certain printers unable to print Most affected printers are receipt or label printers that connect via USB. | OS Build 19043.1081 KB5003690 2021-06-21 | Resolved KB5004237 | 2021-07-13 10:00 PT |
Automatic input of Furigana might not work as expected In certain circumstances, the automatic Furigana input/conversion feature may not work as expected in apps. | N/A | Mitigated | 2021-05-18 10:21 PT |
Issue details
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July 2021
Printing and scanning might fail when these devices use smart-card authentication | ||
Status | Originating update | History |
Resolved | OS Build 19043.1110 KB5004237 2021-07-13 | Resolved: 2021-08-03, 10:36 PT Opened: 2021-07-23, 14:36 PT |
After installing updates released July 13, 2021 on domain controllers (DCs) in your environment, printers, scanners, and multifunction devices which are not compliant with section 3.2.1 of RFC 4556 spec, might fail to print when using smart-card (PIV) authentication. Affected platforms:
Next steps: A temporary mitigation is now available. For more information, please see KB5005408 - Smart-card authentication might cause print and scan failures. |
Certain printers unable to print | ||
Status | Originating update | History |
Resolved KB5004237 | OS Build 19043.1081 KB5003690 2021-06-21 | Resolved: 2021-07-13, 10:00 PT Opened: 2021-07-08, 16:40 PT |
After installing KB5003690 or later updates (including out of band updates, KB5004760 and KB5004945), you might have issues printing to certain printers. Various brands and models are affected, primarily receipt or label printers that connect via USB. Note This issue is not related to CVE-2021-34527 or CVE-2021-1675. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB5004237, released July 13, 2021. If you are using an update released before July 13, 2021, you can resolve this issue using Known Issue Rollback (KIR). Please note that it might take up to 24 hours for the resolution to propagate automatically to consumer devices and non-managed business devices. Restarting your Windows device might help the resolution apply to your device faster. For enterprise-managed devices that have installed an affected update and encountered this issue, it can be resolved by installing and configuring a special Group Policy. Note Devices need to be restarted after configuring the special Group Policy. For help, please see How to use Group Policy to deploy a Known Issue Rollback. For general information on using Group Policies, see Group Policy Overview. Important If you install an update released July 13, 2021 ( KB5004237) or later, you do not need to use a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) or a special Group Policy to resolve this issue. |
December 2020
Automatic input of Furigana might not work as expected | ||
Status | Originating update | History |
Mitigated | N/A | Last updated: 2021-05-18, 10:21 PT Opened: 2020-12-03, 12:29 PT |
When using the Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) to enter Kanji characters in an app that automatically allow the input of Furigana characters, you might not get the correct Furigana characters and might need to enter them manually. Note for developers: Affected apps are using the ImmGetCompositionString function. Workaround: To mitigate this issue, please follow the instructions in Revert to a previous version of an IME (Input Method Editor). Affected platforms:
Next steps: We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |