Windows 10 supports Mopria certified printers without having to install printer-specific drivers
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Wednesday 19 December 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Mopria® Alliance,
a global non-profit membership organization providing universal
standards and solutions for print and scan, today announced that
Microsoft, a member of the Mopria Alliance, has implemented an IPP
printing solution based on the Mopria standard, in the latest version of
the Windows 10 operating system.
Mopria is a
set of standards offering simple and seamless printing to millions of
certified printers and multi-function printers. Beginning with Windows
10 October 2018 Update, Windows added support for Mopria certified
printers. When users install a new printer and Windows Update is not
available, Windows will automatically install the Mopria certified
printers. This eliminates the need for users to install any additional
software or drivers, allowing them to print easily, regardless of the
printer’s brand.
“Implementing
the Mopria standard in the most recent Windows Update enables us to
continue to modernize the printing process for our customers,” said
David Lemson, Partner Director for Program Management, Microsoft. “We
are pleased to be a part of the Mopria Alliance and are looking forward
to continuing our work together to find better solutions for end-users.”
The Mopria
solution guarantees that users will always have print capabilities as
long as they are connecting to any of the 120 million deployed Mopria certified printers,
including over 3,000 models from manufacturers in the Alliance. This
includes users who may travel and need to connect to multiple printers
in new locations, or users who don’t always have access to an internet
connection.
“This update
to Windows 10 marks another major operating system release of Mopria
print technology,” said Greg Kuziej, Chairman of the Board at the Mopria
Alliance. “While we were initially focused on mobile printing, the
expansion to Windows 10 not only expands our coverage but also
demonstrates the versatility of Mopria technology and solidifies our
position as a scaled universal standard making printing easier for
everyone.”
The Mopria
print technology supported by Windows 10 lets users easily customize
color, print quality, resolution, number of copies, duplex, paper size,
page range, media type, orientation, input tray selection and output bin
selection.
The Mopria Alliance
was founded by Canon, HP, Samsung and Xerox, and the nonprofit
membership organization has since grown to 21 members, representing the
worldwide print and scan business. In addition to the founding
companies, the Mopria Alliance today includes Adobe, Brother, Epson,
Fuji Xerox, Huawei, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Microsoft, OKI
Data, Pantum, Primax, Qualcomm, Ricoh, Sharp, Toshiba and YSoft.
About the Mopria® Alliance
The Mopria®
Alliance is a non-profit membership organization of leading global
technology companies with the mission of providing universal standards
and solutions for print and scan. With a focus on modern productivity
trends, Mopria technology allows users to interact intuitively and
seamlessly with a printer, multi-function printer or scanner, regardless
of brand. Learn more at www.mopria.org. Print. Scan. Go.
About Microsoft
Microsoft
(Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity
company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to
empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve
more.
Contacts
Jeff More
Tech Image (for the Mopria Alliance)
(312) 673-6049
jeff.more@techimage.com
