Microsoft is moving Print Drivers to the universal standard. However, Ver.2.0 includes a compatibility shim that emulates Mopria while maintaining legacy ESC/POS. This means your existing e-POS hardware will remain functional for at least 5 more years without a forklift upgrade.
Never use DHCP for network-connected kitchen or counter receipt printers. Dynamic IP changes break network port routing, causing the driver to lose connection to the hardware. Always bind a permanent static IP address outside your standard DHCP server range. e-pos printer driver ver.2.0
Speeds up printing by utilizing the printer's built-in hardware fonts instead of rendering everything as a slow-loading image. Microsoft is moving Print Drivers to the universal standard
