"Microsoft IPP Class Driver" installs by default when attempting to use Brother MFC-J5720DW printer on network, and it prints, but full-page portrait

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CaneToad

I find that when using Windows 10 (1903) settings to add a Brother MFC-J5720DW printer available on a network, by default, it installs with "Microsoft IPP Class Driver" as the printer driver.


You can then print, but portrait prints end up half-size and printed sideways, highly unexpected.


Solution: downloaded and installed the driver kit from Brother, which made it use a different driver, default Microsoft driver seems somewhat broken for use with the printer.

Is this kind of issue where a wrong a defect with driver identification? I would have expected the printer operation to be effectively plug-and-play.

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