Getting started with Windows protected print mode
This week is all about another new feature within Windows 11, version 24H2. Mainly to create awareness. That new feature is Windows protected print mode. Windows protected print mode builds on top of the existing IPP print stack. Main enhancement is that only Mopria certified printers are supported and that it disables the ability to load third-party print drivers. Securing the printing stack has always been, and still remains, challenging. Mainly because it has to deal with compatibility of legacy drivers and high effective permissions of the printer drivers. That’s not all that easy to address. Windows protected print mode, however, is a step into the right direction. That adds some long-awaited improvements to the print security in Windows that should make the impact smaller of challenges …