Have you installed the full feature software from Epson for your model and followed the promts to connect your printer?
Its not an MS or win problem, its a user problem with an incorrect installation of their third party hardware.
By default win 11 does not update drivers
I have both Epson and HP printers running with no issues on both win11 & win10, wireless & usb
Actually, it is a Microsoft Windows 11 issue. If you would have bothered to research forums, including Microsoft forums you would see that it's happening to many different kinds of printers, all on Win 11 and most with USB cables plugged in.
In the future, before posting a response to a question, you may want to do your research first.