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Networked printer not working again

Adler Family 46 Reputation points
Oct 16, 2021, 4:00 PM

Already had this problem with KB5005565 and uninstalled that update on the host printer and networked laptop. That worked for a short time. Now apparently another Win 10 update occurred with the same problem. I have Win 10 on all machines. The host is sharing a Brother HL 2040 with USB connection. It continues to print from the host but is unable to print as a shared network printer - error is "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print troubleshooter for assistance? This operation is not supported. "
I checked that KB5005565 is not installed - at least it is not listed as a possibility to uninstall now.
The update history shows:

KB5006670 10/15/21 - after this problem started

KB4023057 10/8/2021 - Likely suspect

KB5005565 9/18/2021 - and removed already.

I am uncomfortable repeatedly removing security updates.

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  1. Sandeep Jadam 1 Reputation point
    Nov 10, 2021, 6:51 AM

    I am working at government department in india in my office all connected printer not working... Only printer work who's connect with usb ..


  2. Petru-Adrian Vatamanu 1 Reputation point
    Nov 9, 2021, 7:58 PM

    Update!!! 09.11.2021

    Since i got requested too many times on my gmail about the guide and everything i managed to share it with more than 100 people and they got fixed their USB Shared Printers.
    So today to celebrate 1 week since i found the long term solution i updated the guide and made things easier.
    What's new:

    • regedit files are now available to install with 2 clicks without needing to navigate through regedit and create the registries
    • easier to understand guide (had to remove some things that weren't that good and people couldn't follow up)

    Link for the guide here : https://youtu.be/gFxCQFDssCY . I showed every step you have to make in order to fix the problem. Make sure to read the description since i made it available for free again and send me a feedback once you finish.

    If you are unable to follow the steps you can email me at oni.it98@Stuff .com but please type in English so i can understand what you're trying to say. Emails which i can't understand a thing from them will be ignored. Stay safe.

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  3. Jennifer Arcos 6 Reputation points
    Oct 29, 2021, 10:58 AM

    Probably your printer is not compatible with the new update version of windows. Kindly uninstalled all the new update of windows to your pc and it will came back to the normal. It also work for sharing printer to other network.


  4. prrk 1 Reputation point
    Oct 29, 2021, 10:35 AM
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  5. gtic gtic 6 Reputation points
    Oct 27, 2021, 11:57 PM

    same problem here.

    After uninstalling KB5006670 it worked but after a few days it reinstalled automatically and can't uninstall it now.

    Anyone else know a fix?

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