How to run a good serviceable, but old printer (from the times of WinXP and Win7) in Windows 10?

Question

Windows

Trying to do this, I found that the problem lies in the lack of drivers. There are two workarounds:
1. Writing a new driver for the old hardware.
2. An attempt to pick up from the available.

The first way is not for me, I'm not a programmer, but a user. Yes, and there are not enough successful examples: I know only one - a self-written driver for "dozens" for a very good SoundBlaster Live! Apparently, the author of the code was sorry to just throw such a cool thing into the trash. For printers - did not hear anything.

But the second one... Manufacturers have not gone away, they continue to produce new models, often as a continuation of the previous lineups. There are literally thousands of them (although many of them are OEM crossovers with other brands), and each comes with a driver for Win10. Does it make sense to try to pick one of them with which the old printer will start? Have such attempts been made before, and if so, how did they end?

Answer 1

Google "printer model" win 8-10 driver
For some, as you said, OEM drivers are compatible according to communication protocols, you just need to finish ini files
For example, firewood from the 20th series of Samsungs after configuring is suitable for the 16

Answer 2

1. Try to write to the manufacturer;
2. Try installing the PCL driver if the printer supports this feature;
3. Well, there remains only a virtual machine with WinXP and forwarding the printer through the network to LAN.