How to Troubleshooting HP Printer not working

How to Troubleshooting HP Printers won't printing

This article discusses the General Adjustment Guide for Adjusting the HP Printer for Windows and Mac operating systems. You can reboot your HP printer not working by following these steps.

HP Printer Troubleshooting Steps

We have provided some useful tips to solve the problems of HP printer. You can fix your HP printer problems by following these steps.

1. Make sure your HP printer is stable in 'Set as default printer'

It is important to set the correct command for your printer by setting your printer to 'default printer'. So, to set your printer as default, follow these steps in the HP Printer Adjustment Guide:

• Open the 'Run' dialog box from your computer's search bar and type in 'Control Panel'.
• On the next screen select the HP Printer option and right click and select 'Set as default printer' to proceed.
• Now after following the steps above, if a green tick appears below your printer icon, your HP Printer Adjustment Wizard is complete.

2. Update invalid and outdated drivers through the HP Driver Easy application

If your HP printer does not print color text or encounters any other problems printing, the best solution is to update or reinstall your printer driver. This can be done easily by following these steps-

• To open the dialog box, go to the search option and type 'run'.
• Now type ‘devmgmt.msc’ in the dialog box shown below and click on ‘OK’.
• 'Windows device manager' will open next to your screen
• Now expand the 'Print Rose' category by double-clicking it as shown in the image below.
• Right-click on the printer name listed under this category and select 'Update Driver' from the menu.

3. Check the HP printer spoiler error and try to fix it

Print Spooler allows the PC to easily interact with the printer and manage queuing print work. If the printer is unable to take your print commands because the printer is stuck in the work queue, it will display an error message 'Printer spoiler error'. To fix this error, follow the steps below-

• First close all programs, such as the word or other object you are trying to bind to the printer
• Go to the 'Start' button, type 'Administrative Tools'> and click on 'Services'.
• Then scroll down the list to 'Print Spoiler'. Now right click and select 'Stop'.
• After that, go to 'My Computer', double-click on 'Local Disk (C :)' and select the 'Windows' folder.
• Go to 'Services', find 'Print Spoiler' and right click on it. Now select the 'Start' option.
• Restarting the spool may have fixed your HP printer error, so try printing the test page now.

4. Clear the previous axis command traffic

Many times the HP printer could not pick up the print command due to a sequence of previous print commands. The HP Printers Adjustment Wizard states that you must clear previous stick commands and re-command the printer. Follow the steps below to cancel the previous print command with the help of HP Printer Adjustment Wizard.

• Open the Control Panel from the Start button and click on 'Device and Printers'.
• Right-click on the HP Printer icon and select the 'Whats App Printing' option.
• Now to cancel the previous print command line, open the 'Printer' menu and select 'Cancel All Documents'.
• Click 'Yes' to confirm. You can now proceed with your printing process.

5. Check the basic connection

1. If you encounter a problem between your HP printer and your computer due to a connection, follow these steps:
2. First unplug the power cord from the printer and unplug the computer's power cable.
3. Wait for a while, then re-insert the power cord of your HP printer and turn on the computer
4. Now print a test. Connect the HP printer using these basic adjustment steps

How to fix HP printer printing problem:

Fixing these kinds of problems is not rocket science, with basic adjustment steps, one can easily fix the problem of not printing HP printer, however you have to follow the steps mentioned below very religiously to sort everything out.

1. Check printer connection -

• First, check the condition of the printer and see if it is properly connected to the system.
• Check if the printer lights are stable.
• The correct way is to cross-check the network cable and see if it is connected.
• Restart both the computer and the HP printer, sometimes restarting will resolve the issue.

2. Reinstall or update printer drivers - Sometimes the printer stops printing due to incorrect or outdated drivers, and if you try and update or reinstall, the problem will be resolved immediately.

• You can update the HP printer driver automatically or go to the homepage of 123.hp setup.
• Now enter the HP printer model number and select it from the list of drivers available for download and installation.
• Click Continue to begin the download process.
• You will need to answer a few questions during the installation.
• When done, click Complete and go to the home page to register and execute.
• Either way your current driver will be updated or reinstalled and the HP printer printing problem will definitely be solved.