Microsoft Confirms November 2026 Windows Updates Are Causing Printing Failures

Microsoft has confirmed that the November 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates are causing printing failures on certain Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server devices.

According to Microsoft’s service alert WI1549472, the issue affects documents containing images with zero height or width. The problem primarily impacts Microsoft Word documents that use the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) for printing, although other applications may also encounter failures.

Windows printing bug affects documents with complex formatting

The printing failures occur when documents contain images that have a height or width of zero at the selected printing resolution. These elements may not appear in the document, but they can still affect the printing process.

Such images sometimes serve as watermarks, hidden formatting elements, or layout anchors that help maintain document structure. Automatically generated documents may also contain image objects without visible graphics.

Microsoft says the issue affects Windows 10 and later, along with Windows Server 2016 and newer versions. Users and administrators may encounter printing failures after installing the November 2026 security updates or subsequent updates.

The company has not announced a fix or provided a timeline for resolving the issue.

November 2026 Windows updates are causing other problems

The printing failures are not the only issues linked to Microsoft’s November updates.

Windows 11 KB5132061 also breaks Windhawk mods, although a temporary workaround is available.

The same update finally fixes USB audio issues, addressing another problem affecting Windows 11 users.

Microsoft has also warned that KB5132061 could break older PowerShell scripts, potentially affecting administrators who rely on legacy automation.

Separately, Microsoft confirmed that the November updates can cause Windows activation failures with error 0x80041008, particularly in environments using automated licensing tools.

For now, administrators experiencing printing failures should check whether affected documents contain zero-sized images and monitor Microsoft’s Windows release health information for further updates.

Via BleepingComputer