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Printer won’t work after upgrading to Windows 10/11? Try this

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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If you’re at work or run a home office, one of the most important equipment you need is a printer. Of course, there are manyreliable printers that you can choose fromto get the job done.

Depending on the nature of your work, or business, once in a while you may need to print individual or bulk documents, so it is necessary to find out updates related to your printer either from the manufacturer, or the operating system you’re using.

Printer problemsare not new. But when these have to do with software or an operating system, then it can be frustrating and detrimental to the user.

One of the concerns that have come up, with regards to printing after updating or upgrading to Windows 10, is that either the device is not working at all, or there are some challenges in how the printer operates after performing the upgrade.

Here are some quick fix solutions to bail you out when your printing device is acting up after a Windows 10 upgrade/update.

Printer won’t print after Windows update

Solution 1: Reboot your computer

This is the first line of action whenever such an issue comes up (or any other issues with your computer and any other hardware you may be using along with it). However, if you restart your computer and nothing happens on your printing device, you can go to the next solution.

Solution 2: Check if your printer is compatible with Windows 10

Some printers may not necessarily work with Windows 10, or may have limited functionality altogether, so you need to check if yours is in this category before using the solutions below.

Follow these steps to check if your device is compatible:

Once you establish whether it is unspecified or not, go to the next solutions to fix the issue.

Solution 3: Check power supply and connection

Ensure your printing device is correctly plugged into a power outlet and switched on, including the surge protector. Check also that the USB cable that connects your printer to your computer is securely plugged in.

If you’re using a wireless connection for your device, make sure the following is in place:

Should this not work, go to the next solution.

Solution 4: Uninstall your printer, then reinstall again

This is one of the quick fixes to resolve the issue.

Follow these steps to uninstall and reinstall your printer:

How to reinstall your printer after uninstalling it:

To install or add a local printing device, connect your device to your computer then turn it on.

Solution 5: Update drivers

Like most printers, yours may also require software so as to perform better. If you performed anupgrade or update to Windows 10, there is a possibility that your printer’s current driver will not work with the operating system.

Other issues that cause your printer drivers not to work including power surges, viruses, and other computer issues that may arise to damage your printer’s drivers.

To update the drivers, you can use either of these three methods:

Method 1: Update printer drivers using Windows Update

Method 2: Update printer drivers by installing printer software from your manufacturer

Check your printer’s hardware for a disc that came with it so as to install any software for your printer.

Method 3: Download and install driver manually

Sometimes after downloading drivers, you can double click on them to automatically set off the installation process by following these steps:

In the event none of these methods work, you can reinstall the driver, but remove the old drivers first using these steps:

Solution 6: Check with your manufacturer

If the other solutions didn’t work, contact your device’s manufacturer for more troubleshooting and support based on your specific issue.

Did any of these solutions work for you? Share with us your experiences in the comments section below.

Printer won’t work after upgrading to Windows 10/11? Try this#

Printer won’t print after Windows update#

Solution 1: Reboot your computer#

Solution 2: Check if your printer is compatible with Windows 10#

Solution 3: Check power supply and connection#

Solution 4: Uninstall your printer, then reinstall again#

Solution 5: Update drivers#

Solution 6: Check with your manufacturer#