The patch was released back in 2021 to meditate a remote code execution vulnerability, aka “PrintNightmare”. After the patch was installed, only accounts that have local admin rights could install or update any printer driver from a printer server.
A UAC prompt will pop up every time you try to install a printer from a printer server. To bypass that, you can deploy two group policy settings, both for computer devices and in the same location.
Open Group Policy Management and head over to the following location.
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Printers
Then disable both following settings.
- Limits print driver installation to Administrators
- Point and Print Restrictions
The first setting is to allow non-admin users to install printers and the second one is to bypass the UAC prompt when doing so. Ideally, you should enable (instead of disabling it) the second setting to limit the installation only from certain printer servers.
Obviously, disabling both settings will also undo the meditation the patch put in place. Use it as the final resort or as a temporary solution.