After Windows Update Can't Print EPSON / LQ680 / Dot Matrix

Please check the following windows update if installed will affect Windows can't print

Windows 7/2008 R2 - KB4041678 and KB4041681

Windows 8/2012 R2 - KB4041693

Windows 10/2016 - KB4041676 and KB4041691

Source :

http://www.ezusoft.com/col.jsp?id=147

http://www.qifuwang.net/community/thread-21490-1-1.html

http://www.ing168.com/article.php?id=41

如何移除Windows 10 的 Windows Update

http://www.synnex.com.tw/asp/fae_qaDetail.asp?topic=FAE&classifyid=01462&seqno=22359

Windows Can't print Dot Matrix Printer / LQ680 / EPSON

16-Nov-2017 Windows release update it will affect the Windows can't print to Dot Matrix printer, such as EPSON LQ680

What i tested, the office environment have hp LaserJet and Epson dot matrix printer, don't know why just can't print to dot matrix printer on some machine such as Windows 7, 10 and 2008 Server, only work on Windows XP, final i have give up to find the problem, just search on internet and find many people report the same problem and this is cause by Update...

Affect Windows : Windows 7, 10, 2008 and 2012

Windows 7 Update is KB4048957 and KB4048960
Windows 10 Update is KB4048955 and KB4048954
Windows 2012 Update is KB4048958 and KB4041777


https://zi.media/@dacota/post/gy1RMi

This link teach you how to uninstall the Windows 10 updates
http://www.synnex.com.tw/asp/fae_qaDetail.asp?topic=FAE&classifyid=01462&seqno=22359

Outlook Search not work and only work in Safe Mode

Key word : Outlook can't search / Outlook Search Not Work / Outlook search only work in Safe Mode

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Outlook-known-issues-in-the-June-2017-security-updates-3f6dbffd-8505-492d-b19f-b3b89369ed9b?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1

Suddenly your Microsoft Outlook can't search any e-mail or not match, this may be index problem,  if search is working on Outlook Safe Mode, that mean the Search Index got problem, because Safe Mode will not using Windows Search function.

Solution :
1. Claim down first, try search on internet, make sure this problem not affect by any Windows Update.  Microsoft always release windows update and it will kill something, if you can't find on internet try uninstall some recently windows update.
2. Try Rebuild Index
3. Disable Outlook Search Index (that mean not using Windows Search Services for Outlook search)
4. Disable Windows Search Services

Remark : Disable search index is temporary solution, does not solve the problem, but actually sometime we are no solution for this because Microsoft are suck!

How to access Outlook Safe Mode
 - Hold the Keyboard "CTRL" button then open the Outlook.


Try Rebuild Index
1. Click Search
2. Indexing Options
3. Advanced   "User require administrator right"
4. Click Rebuild
Remark : Typically you may need wait a whole day to finish the rebuild index, on step 2 indexing options have indexed status.

Below Action better is don't do that, final it will work, but for long terms you need enable it again, if your outlook have lot of e-mail, after disable the index and you need to enable again you will need to wait a long long long time for index rebuild



Disable Outlook Search Index

Click "File" > "Options"

Click "Search" then "Indexing Options"

Click Modify

Unclick "Microsoft Outlook" > "OK"

Disable Windows Search Services
 - Not recommended, because any search index on windows will disabled




Below Action will affect all Search function, include Windows Explorer search file

How to disable Windows Search services
1. Press "WIN" + "R" key, pop-up "Run" windows.


2. Type "services.msc" and enter

3. Locate "Windows Search", right click mouse and select properties
4. Startup Type change to "Disabled" and click "Stop"



5. Try close outlook and start again, the search function will work now!




How to Start Outlook with Safe Mode
Just hold the "CTRL" key to open the Outlook, it will pop-up windows ask you run Safe Mode or not