Not the first time Windows did things with printers. https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/11/printer_problems_windows_10/
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I just wish I could find a cheap gpu to install linux and do the passthrough thing 😭
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And people saying Bill Gates tracking you with a corona vaccin/chip, what's one more thing? :p
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No-no, no chips! I'm not one of those 😄
Well, I mean... Windows 11 is coming soon, where you will definitely need a Microsoft account. They say that it will not be possible to create a local account, as in Windows 7 and 10.
And Microsoft will need to somehow get people to switch to a new OS, right?
So this is what I thought - could there be something in these patches that would make it difficult to use the old OS (7 and 10), as there were news about Apple, remember, when they deliberately slowed down the work of old iPhones so that people would buy the newest models? =)
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Then you must atleast access the internet for them to do something, with the lack of patches that might already be risky on it's own.
Hmm i dunno, there are already (CPU :p) chips (coffee lake+) that force you to use Windows 10, Intel is already helping them.
I got Windows 95/98 and XP in VMWare and they run absolutely fine (except the BSOD's). I really hated the transition too at first, but with Classic Shell, you really got a lot of Windows 7 back.
I don't think Microsoft doesn't care anymore about people that still use Windows 7, many will say 10 was done already and i believe even Microsoft said that, and there wasn't really a need anymore for another windows.
They got loads of money, if they cared about spying techniques they would first done something about the massive pirating of their products, all the antivirus programs always block keys, Microsoft? Barely.
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That only turns off the service. It doesn't disable it or prevent something from turning it back on again.
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The Microsoft patch does not totally fix the vulnerability.
You're better off installing a patch that fully fixes it (it's listed on the page I linked). Or if you don't trust or want to bother with setting that up, disabling the print spooler might be less trouble be until the vulnerability is fully patched by Microsoft. You would have to re-enable the print spooler temporarily if you want to print something of course.
A simpler way of disabling the print spooler than what's on the second page I linked:
To enable it again do everything the same (you can skip step 5), but for the last step change "Startup type:" to Automatic
Then right click Print Spooler, and choose Start
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Win 7 updates can be found here since apparently that article assumes the whole world is using 10
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5004953
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However, these updates can only be installed with the paid update license.
Or does the POS-ready trick still work?
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Thanks for the heads-up.
Here's some detailed information about specific versions and and links for corresponding patches:
https://support.eset.com/en/alert8081-protection-against-printnightmare-remote-code-exploit
Though, they are packed with unwanted features. For Win 7 users i suggest search "simplix" - latest version (21.7.7) contains KB5004953 with unwanted features removed.
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It's kind of risky to give direct link - both for users and source. It's not totally legal...
blog dot simplix dot info slash update7
magnet (torrent) link in upper corner. only torrent - don't download exe here - i'm not sure about it...
It is "russian torrent", but most updates don't involve language and\or multilanguage.
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Thanks. I'm aware that community hacks like this one would somewhere in a grey area, legally. An older version seems to be on majorgeeks, though. I think I'll just wait on an update. There seems to be a version 2.7.14 already, but I'm not gonna install stuff where I can't even read the patch notes. Also, "most updates don't involve language" is not anywhere near good enough, when just one russian language patch (on an English edition) can really mess up a system real badly. I've disabled remote access to the spooler for now.
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Just looked closely:
(Локализация)
The update kit interface has been translated into the following languages: *
Английский (English)
Армянский (Armenian)
Бразильский португальский (Brazilian Portuguese)
Индонезийский (Indonesian)
Испанский международный (Spanish International)
Китайский традиционный (Chinese Traditional)
Норвежский (Norwegian)
Русский (Russian)
Турецкий (Turkish)
Украинский (Ukrainian)
Чешский (Czech)
Эстонский (Estonian)Also included the official localization of the Internet Explorer 11 interface into 95 languages, including spell checking and word hyphenation.
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Thanks a lot.
There are workaround listed here in case you don't want to patch: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34527
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"Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.
The security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor accidentally published a how-to guide for exploiting it.
The firm accidentally leaked instructions on how the flaw could be exploited by hackers, exacerbating the need for Windows users to update their systems immediately.
The researchers tweeted in late May that they had found vulnerabilities in Print Spooler, which allows multiple users to access a printer.
They published a proof-of-concept online by mistake and subsequently deleted it - but not before it was published elsewhere online, including developer site GitHub.
Microsoft warned that hackers that exploit the vulnerability could install programs, view and delete data or even create new user accounts with full user rights.That gives hackers enough command and control of your PC to do some serious damage.
Windows 10 is not the only version affected - Windows 7, which Microsoft has ended support for last year, is also subject to the vulnerability.
Despite announcing that it would no longer issue updates for Windows 7, Microsoft issued a patch for its 12-year old operating system, underscoring the severity of the PrintNightmare flaw.
Has my Windows device been impacted?
Microsoft is urging all Windows users to install an update that affects the Windows Print Spooler service, which allows multiple users to access a printer. The company has already rolled out fixes for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and some server versions.
Download your updates through the usual way or visit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/update-windows-10-3c5ae7fc-9fb6-9af1-1984-b5e0412c556a"
https://7news.com.au/technology/microsofts-urgent-warning-to-all-users-to-install-update-after-windows-security-flaw-is-accidentally-outed-c-3378582
[EDIT] Various people suggested workarounds and such for both windows 7 and 10, since there are too many to mention i suggest reading the whole thread (it isn't big).
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