List of issues relating to November 2017 Patch Tuesday Windows Updates
Dot matrix printers that won’t print:
EPSON LQ590,LX310, +LX300II, LQ2190, LQ2180
Windows 10 1703 –> uninstall KB4048954
Windows 10 1709 –> uninstall KB4048955
Reference: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2089150-windows-update-kb4048954-makes-dot-matrix-printer-not-working?source=superfeed
Report of same problem for Windows 7, perhaps try :
uninstalling https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4048957/windows-7-update-kb4048957 which is the Monthly Quality Rollup
if that fixes it, install https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4048960 instead it is the Security Only Update
KB4048958 on Windows 8.1 and KB2952664 on Windows 7.