Windows 10: Zebra GK420d printer no longer working or detected after 2025-03 Cumulative Update for...

I've had my Zebra printers for years with no issues. following the 2025-03 Windows 11 Version 24H2 KB5053598 update I get an error when I try to print. After uninstall the printer, drivers, and installing the latest Zebra driver Version 5.1.17.7415 Windows 11 does not see or detect the printer. I hear a sound when I connect the USB cable but Windows 11 does not detect the printer. I've tried on 3 different PCs with the same results. The printer works fine on our Windows 10 computers.

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Zebra thermal printer KR203 being detected as unspecified device, not as printer.

We have multiple KIOSK systems connected to Zebra KR203 printer. The printer used to work with Windows 10 1909 update but with the security updates (20h2 or 21h1), printer stopped working.

We performed below steps to create a driver which can support Zebra KR203 printer. Please suggest if we are missing something.

• We setup a development machine to work on this issue and installed Visual Studio 2019 and Windows Driver Kit Version 10.0.19041.685.
  
• Uninstalled pre-installed Zebra printer driver.
  
• Created a new project of type “V4 printer driver” on VS2019.
  
• In the Create a V4 Print Driver Wizard, under Choose the driver rendering type:, selected V4 print driver with custom rendering filters (accepts XPS only). Kept other setup settings as default. After project is created, verified the necessary files after the creation of project as suggested by document. Followed the steps from the link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/building-a-basic-v4-printer-driver
  
• Configured the target machine as per “Configure the driver solution for debugging and deployment” steps provided. Result: Complete
  
• We are currently in “Build and deploy the driver” step of the link mentioned above. Result: Builds successfully but driver output states “please select a valid target machine for deployment from the project property page”.
  

NOTE:

One day the printer started giving prints from MS word (windows 10 20H2 version), which was not working earlier. We tried to test the printer on another system following the same steps, but when we again connected the printer back to development machine, it stopped working and now it is not being detected as a printer, rather being detected as an unspecified device. (with or without Zebra’s own drivers)

 

Adding a Zebra GK420d to a Windows 11 Surface Pro

Hello,

when i am trying to install a driver (Zebra thermal printer GK420d) to my surface Pro which runs windows 11, i am getting the following error messages:

Cannot add language monitor (1805)

and then

Cannot add printer (1603)

i am using a cable which connects to the printer and a USB-C Slot om my surface pro

any help would be much appreciated

 

install zebra printer driver on windows 11

Hey,

I just bought a new surface pro 11th edition but for some reason i cant install my zebra GK420d driver on it.

I get an error 1603

Not sure if its the software issue or the new laptop.

Please help guys

Thank you.