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How does one obtain the Generic - Generic / Text Only driver for Windows 10 on ARM64? this driver is present on Windows 10 for x86 and x86_64, but I cannot find on Windows 10 on ARM64.

Windows versions checked:

  • Windows 10 ARM64 Pro Insiders 21322 (Parallels VM - Apple M1 Processor)
  • Windows 10 ARM64 Pro Insiders 21296 (Surface Pro X - Microsoft SQ1 processor)

Since many device drivers aren't yet available for Windows 10 ARM64, the Generic - Generic / Text Only driver can be useful for overriding a driver and talking RAW to a printer (e.g. a Zebra, Star, Citizen, Boca or Epson thermal printer), something I've yet to find out a way to do on ARM64.

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  • Have you tried clicking "Windows Update" to see if that loads it? – hdhondt Mar 02 '21 at 21:37
  • @hdhondt yes I have tried. At time of writing this, the "Find drivers on Windows Updates" doesn't seem do anything helpful yet, at least on both of my copies of Windows on ARM64. – tresf Mar 03 '21 at 18:52
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    Got the same issue right now. Ever found a solution? – Bento Oct 04 '22 at 11:47
  • No, not yet, but here's a tutorial to build your own: https://www.installsetupconfig.com/win32programming/windowsdriverkitswdk15_10.html – tresf Oct 05 '22 at 03:47

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