Microsoft releases second update to fix printing issues on Windows 10

Microsoft released a second update to address printing issues on the company's Windows 10 operating system. The new update has been released for all Windows 10 versions starting with Windows 10 version 1607.
The update fixes the new printing issue that occurred on some devices on which the out-of-band printing fix was installed on.
Reports about bluescreen errors started to appear shortly after Microsoft released the cumulative updates for its operating systems as part of the March 2021 Patch Day. The company released workarounds to address the issue shortly after acknowledging the issue, and an out-of-band patch to address the issue.
The out-of-band patch introduced new printing related issues on some devices. Users reported that printouts with graphics would not print at all or would end prematurely.
Microsoft provides the following description on all support pages:
Updates an issue that fails to print the graphical content in a document after installing the March 9, 2021 update.
The new update is offered as an optional update via Windows Update and Microsoft Update. It needs to be imported into WSUS manually, and can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
To update via Windows Update, select Start > Settings > Update & Security, and click on the "check for updates" button. The new update should be listed under optional updates on the page once the scan for updates completes.
Here is the list of support pages:
- Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2: KB5001649
- Windows 10 version 1909: KB5001648
- Windows 10 version 1809: KB5001638
- Windows 10 version 1803: KB5001634
- Windows 10 version 1607: KB5001633
- Windows 10 version 1507: KB5001631
If you prefer direct downloads, use the following links to open the download pages on the Microsoft Update Catalog website:
- Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2: KB5001649
- Windows 10 version 1909: KB5001648
- Windows 10 version 1809: KB5001638
- Windows 10 version 1803: KB5001634
- Windows 10 version 1607: KB5001633
- Windows 10 version 1507:Â KB5001631
All you need to do is download the update package for the right architecture, e.g. 64-bit version of the operating system, and to run the executable file once the package has been downloaded.
The new patch should fix the printing issues on all affected devices. (via Deskmodder)


KB5001649 has unfortunately not worked for me!! I still can’t print (OS bbuild 19042.870 20H2)
new out-of-band printing patches for Win7, 8.x, Server 2008 & 2012 R0/R2 releases posted Mon 3/22:
KB5001639 for Win7 & Server 2008 R2:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb5001639
KB5001640 for Win8.1 & Server 2012 R2:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb5001640
KB5001641 for Win8 embedded & Server 2012:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb5001641
KB5001642 for Server 2008 SP2:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb5001642
these printing issues also occur on pre-Win10 versions like Win7 & 8.1 and thus Microsoft recently issued new updates to fix these problems
Why is that making news? I have all updates and haven’t encountered this one at all. Looks suspiciously like clickbait and Microsoft bashing
The following code continues to not working after KB5001649 re-release:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66607946/calling-windows-selectobject-in-a-printer-compatible-device-context-returns-null
Anon 7 ~
Bless you, I actually have a Linux system on an external drive and I didn’t even think of it. Linux, here I come!
Thanks again – I appreciate the help.
@Anonymous
>Bless you, I actually have a Linux system on an external drive and I didn’t even think of it. Linux, here I come!
>Thanks again – I appreciate the help.
Have fun with bill gates proprietrary nightmare. You’re so cool.
Hi Kirin ~
No malware – I’ve run three different cleaners including M/S and come up clean every time – any other ideas?
Thanks Much!
OMG, has anyone else had the continuing inability to block popups after installing the newest W10 update? I have checked every setting both on the hardware and software, browsers (Chrome and Firefox) and every setting is correct. If anyone can help, please, please do so as I am stuck inside under county COVID restrictions and am losing my admittedly small mind with all of the popups. Even here, I’ve had 11 ad pops and I key at 11K K/S/H
Thanks!
@kerneen E Wright
Do your mind a favour, get a usb drive, download a respectable linux distro of your choice, there are many to choose from, write the linux distro .iso file to your thumb drive, boot up your usb stick, install linux and free yourself from the M$ nightmare.
You will get a FREE privacy friendly, highly customizable, respectable, and ethical operating system that will respect your choices.
No forced updates, no integrated ads. No unwanted advertising pop ups.
Nothing to do with the update whatsoever, since I have no such issues on multiple systems, and something like this would make news worldwide. Your system is most likely infected with malware.
Installed fine, no problems here. Do hope this is it for this issue though!
Thank you for the continuing beta test of Windows 10. Let us know when it is ready for release.
Its that time to remind Microsoft they need to hire back a QA team and stop pushing their useless cloud junk on to users. Azure has been down multiple times this month. Total failure of a service.
Installed on LTSC just fine.
Any links or information on Windows 7 computers? we have a few lab/instrument computers that need the patch as well.
Panic patch that fails to install again and again.. Hysterical comedy show again, Redmond. When you think they can’t possible SUCK any harder, they find a way! But hey, all the telemetry data selling and forced use of a Microsoft account work like a charm!
Can’t install it (Windows 10 Pro 2020 H2), Errorcode: 0x80070541 .
Solution was provided by @anonymous and @laurentg above, just search it in WU catalog. :]
On the other hand, I downloaded it directly from WU catalog, and installed it manually.
And this way, it worked.
Unable to install it (W10 Pro)
Already tried 3 times : Error 0x80070541
Other people have the same ?
Same here. Solution (at least it worked for me) : “All you need to do is download the update package for the right architecture, e.g. 64-bit version of the operating system, and to run the executable file once the package has been downloaded.”
Bring back the previous site design! This one looks like a silly App! It’s unprofessional.
Thanks, same error here and you solution worked fine for me! By the way, first update error for me in version 20H2, I wonder it will be the last one with some kind of luck. :]
yes
Oh my god, what happened to the main page? There is no feed anymore?
Horrible design. Instead of being clean and informative it now looks like an app. Revert!
GHacks was already less and less informative. Now might be the time to go elsewhere.
like?
bookmark this address
https://www.ghacks.net/?s
Thank you very much. Not a fan with the new site at all.
What a nice hack, thanks!
you missed the new out-of-band update for Win10 v1507/LTSB 2015, Martin:
KB5001631 for 1507:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb5001631
Thank you, added!
Any links or information on Windows 7 computers? we have a few lab/instrument computers that need the patch as well.