Mitigating PrintNightmare With Azure Universal Print

Adam Bertram
Microsoft Azure
Published in
10 min readDec 8, 2022

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Originally published at https://adamtheautomator.com by Thomas Bründl on December 8, 2022.

Shifting to the cloud transforms your workflow and allows you to be productive from anywhere. One of the setbacks, though, is vulnerabilities that are present, like PrintNightmare. As a result, many still prefer traditional printouts and do not trust digital documents. Why not go for Azure Universal Print as your cloud-based modern print solution?

Azure Universal Print seeks to provide a resolution, not only innovative but also satisfies the traditional need for paper. Print is the last remaining bastion of local infrastructure and is difficult to replace. And in this tutorial, you will learn how to mitigate PrintNightmare with Azure Universal Print to manage your print infrastructure through cloud services.

Read on to start securing printing experiences with Azure Universal Print!

Prerequisites

This tutorial contains hands-on demonstrations. To follow along, ensure you have the following in place:

  • An Azure Active Directory Tenant — no subscription is required
  • Universal Print Licenses are available for each user designated to use the Universal Printing service.

💡 Universal Print…

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Adam Bertram
Microsoft Azure

A 20-year veteran of IT, crypto geek, content creator, consultant and overall problem solver.