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@khairudinfahmi khairudinfahmi released this 22 Sep 13:01
v2.4.1
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Windows Printer Sharing Fix v2.4.1

Automated PowerShell utility designed to diagnose and fix network printer sharing errors on Windows networks (Workgroups and Active Directory domains).

Supports Windows 10, Windows 11 (including 24H2, 25H2, 26H2+), ARM64, and Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022 / 2025.

What's New in v2.4.1

1. Native SCM Print Spooler Crash Recovery (2s Delay, 0% CPU Overhead)

  • Upgraded Set-SpoolerRecovery to configure Windows Service Control Manager (sc.exe failure spooler) with an instant 2-second restart delay (actions= restart/2000/restart/5000/restart/10000), 24-hour reset period (reset= 86400), and failureflag 1 for zero-overhead, kernel-level crash recovery that distinguishes crashes from normal administrative shutdowns.
  • Added boot-time persistence for Native SCM recovery inside PrinterFixReapply.ps1 to withstand cumulative updates such as KB5129195 (Build 26200.9457).

2. Spooler Watchdog Clean Removal & Smart Toggle

  • Added Remove-SpoolerWatchdog function (schtasks.exe /delete /tn "SpoolerWatchdog" /f) and Direct Action shortcut [90].
  • Implemented smart detection in Submenu 4 Option [3] to dynamically toggle between deploying and cleanly removing the 5-minute watchdog task.

3. Scheduled Task Execution & Quotation Escaping Fix

  • Resolved argument splitting issue in PrinterFixNetworkWatchdog scheduled task creation (schtasks.exe /tr), properly escaping inner quotation marks to eliminate -EA parsing error and guarantee continuous 15-minute network profile monitoring.

4. Print Spooler Policy Lifecycle Triggers

  • Integrated automated Print Spooler restart (Restart-Service spooler -Force) into Fix-Discovery0x00000bc4, Fix-CSR (Error 0x000006d1), and Fix-NamedPipes ensuring registry policy modifications take effect immediately without requiring a full system reboot.

5. Web Stream Documentation Auto-Fetch

  • Automatically downloads and opens latest HTML documentation in Submenu 9 Option [2] when executing via one-line web stream (irm | iex).

6. Support & Donations

  • Added QRIS barcode and multi-chain cryptocurrency donation addresses (BTC, ETH/EVM, SOL) in README and documentation.

7. Bilingual Message Standardization

  • Standardized console output across discovery and network services to respect active language preference ($script:lang).

8. Forensic Console Stream Purity & 50 Unique ALLFIX Steps

  • Eliminated log double-echoes across all diagnostic/fix companion routines via standard -NoConsole output routing.
  • Suppressed non-critical DISM feature enablement and SCM service restart warnings (3>$null).
  • Standardized -NoBanner on automated sequence sub-routines and isolated post-fix event log analysis strictly to the active running session.
  • Completely deduplicated ALLFIX into 50 distinct technical milestones (including ARP/route reset, null session pipe whitelist, remote spooler RPC endpoint validation, and native SCM recovery).

Release Downloads

File Description Signature
WindowsPrinterSharingFix_Installer.exe Setup Installer (Start Menu, Desktop shortcut, uninstaller) Authenticode Signed
WindowsPrinterSharingFix.exe Standalone Portable Executable Authenticode Signed
documentation.html Offline Interactive Web Documentation HTML5 / Vanilla CSS
publisher.cer Code Signing Certificate X.509 SHA256
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