Unidrv-based or PScript5-based XPSDrv Driver Changes

Important

The modern print platform is Windows' preferred means of communicating with printers. We recommend that you use Microsoft's IPP inbox class driver, along with Print Support Apps (PSA), to customize the print experience in Windows 10 and 11 for printer device development.

For more information, see Modern print platform and the Print support app design guide.

The following changes apply to core Unidrv or PScript5 behavior when they are running in XPSDrv mode:

Hard-Coded UniDrv and PScript5 Features for XPSDrv

Unidrv/PScript5 Driver UI Behavior Changes

Win32 DeviceCapabilities API Behavior Changes

Unidrv/PScript5 Driver Default DEVMODE Setup Behavior Changes

Unidrv/PScript5 Driver PT/PC Provider Implementation Behavior Changes

GPD/PPD-Based Feature Description Changes

Unidrv/PScript5 UI Standard Tab vs. Advanced Tree View Changes

Providing IPrintCoreHelper Configuration Service to Filters