Unable to install the printer driver . Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000007e)

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When I try to install printer driver on Win7 (x86,x64),2008R2 ,Windows 8.1 and 2012R2 I get error "Unable to install the printer driver. Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000007e) . And when I try installing PNP driver , It says "cannot connect printer ". Please let me know how to resolve this issue .

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asked on Stack Overflow Dec 10, 2018 by Vijay

1 Answer

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This error will appear when the driver package is updated with Visual studio 2017 . Microsoft has fixed this issue on their latest KB updates . Please update your OSes to latest windows updates . For windows 7/2008R2 you can install following KB to resolve this issue . https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4467107 . For Win8.1/2012R2 please update the OS to latest windows updates .

answered on Stack Overflow Dec 11, 2018 by Manamohan

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