Microsoft fixes Windows 10 printing issue that causes blue screen of death

Microsoft fixed the Windows 10 issue that causes the bluish screen of death to announced when trying to print to certain devices. Reports emerged before this week that the March Windows 10 Update (Windows x KB5000802) was causing problems. The event was later confirmed by Microsoft and can now be fixed with an optional update.

The effect appears to only touch on PCs when trying to print to sure types of printers, including those from Kyocera, Ricoh, and Zebra.

The fix for the effect comes in the form of the Windows 10 KB5001567 update, which brings systems to Bone builds 19041.868 or 19042.868. The update contains just a single highlight, which is outlined by Microsoft:

Updates an issue that might cause a blueish screen when y'all attempt to print to certain printers using some apps.

The update is available for Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, 1909, 2004, 20H2, and 21H1, the last of which is just bachelor for Windows Insiders at the moment.

The update is not rolling out automatically, nonetheless. You lot have to manually search for the optional update through the Windows x Settings app. Luckily, this is piece of cake to do:

Open the Windows 10 Settings app.
Go to Update & Security.
Become to Windows Update.
Click View optional updates.
Select the optional update that addresses this fix (Windows ten KB5001567).
Click Download and install.

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