Windows 7 – Generic Text Driver Failure for Epson & Cognitive Printers

Published November 14th, 2025 by Microworks Support

A recent update—or a planned obsolescence change—has caused Windows 7 to stop recognizing the Generic Text Only driver when installing Epson and Cognitive printers. During the installation process, Windows accepts the printer name but fails while importing the driver into the system and registry. This is the point at which the error is typically tri