ScrewDrivers 7.9.0: Type 4 Driver Support & Increased Stability

User-facing simplicity often comes at the cost of backend complexity. But with the release of ScrewDrivers 7.9.0, Tricerat continues to challenge that dynamic—delivering a print and scan management solution that simplifies operations without compromising on scale, security, or control.

This latest release reflects the ongoing evolution of Tricerat’s platform: a response to real-world deployment feedback, increasingly heterogeneous environments, and the operational pressures of sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and education.

Let’s dig into what makes 7.9.0 a strategically important release (and don't forget to review the knowledge base article for instructions!).

Direct IP Printing Gets a Driver Model Upgrade

ScrewDrivers Direct IP printing now supports Type 4 (v4) printer drivers, aligning with Microsoft’s strategic direction for driver architecture.

For the enterprise IT team, this opens the door to:

• Easier deployment of driverless print models in secure, least-privilege environments

• Better compatibility with hardware certified for modern Windows versions

• Reduction in legacy driver footprint and associated vulnerabilities

If you’ve been managing a mixed-driver landscape with hybrid Type 3/Type 4 support, this enhancement simplifies your deployment calculus significantly—especially for zero-touch or cloud-native workstations.

Admin UX: Subtle But Strategic Enhancements

System administrators who spend hours inside the ScrewDrivers Administration console will appreciate the refinements to UI behavior:

• Explicit confirmation prompts prevent misclicks when moving Custom Owners—a common pain point in larger environments with complex mapping hierarchies.

• Improved tab focus and feedback brings clarity when navigating nested objects or managing multi-tenant environments.

These are the kind of incremental but impactful changes that reflect Tricerat’s attention to detail—understanding that operational excellence isn’t just about features, but how precisely you can execute at scale.

Reporting Precision for Auditable Environments

With new distinctions between SourceMachineName and MachineName in reporting outputs, IT teams now gain sharper visibility into:

• Where print jobs originate

• Which server processed them

For compliance-focused industries like healthcare, legal, and finance, this provides a more trustworthy data model for audit trails, security incident forensics, and SLA enforcement.

Licensing Updates for Scalability and Stability

At the core of this release is the integration of X-Formation SDK v5.6.4, a backend enhancement that stabilizes license handling in high-demand, distributed environments.

If you're managing a fleet of session hosts or a dynamic Citrix/RDS farm, every license request must resolve quickly and cleanly. In previous versions, admins in high-concurrency environments occasionally encountered license contention or delayed responses.

With the 7.9.0 release and the required upgrade to the Licensing Server v5.6.4.0, those issues are mitigated—enabling a more deterministic and reliable license experience.

Stability Fixes That Address Real-World Usage

Print Server Communication with APF:

Resolved a subtle but impactful issue that caused intermittent failures in environments using Advanced Print Features (APF)—particularly in mixed protocol deployments.

Scanning Reliability:

• Patched memory handling bugs that could cause client-side crashes under load

• Resolved profile-handling issues on the server side that affected scanning behavior consistency

These fixes are especially relevant for users operating in VDI environments, where client-side crash impact is amplified across pooled or ephemeral session infrastructure.

Upgrade Considerations: A Word to the Wise

Before you deploy, be aware:

• .NET Framework 4.8 is a hard requirement. Without it, UIs won’t launch and nodelocked licenses won’t activate.

• Legacy v6 activation codes are not compatible with v7. Coordinate with Tricerat Sales to obtain new license credentials.

Treat this release like any critical infrastructure update—plan, test, document dependencies, and verify every step before rolling out to production.

Final Thoughts: Tricerat’s Focus Remains Clear

ScrewDrivers 7.9.0 is a foundational update: one that refines the underpinnings of a platform trusted across industries where reliability and control aren’t optional—they’re mission-critical.

For sysadmins who live in the console, for CIOs balancing uptime against cost, and for compliance teams demanding tighter controls—this release brings tangible, operational value.

This is Tricerat doubling down on its core promise: Making printing and scanning just work, no matter how complex your environment becomes.