Windows 11 Windows 10. If your printer isn't responding, you may need to remove it and reinstall it so Windows can download and install the proper drivers. Make sure your printer is on and connected to your PC. Open Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners . Select the name of the printer, and then choose Remove.

Before you begin. Start by running the automated printer troubleshooter in the Get Help app. Get Help automatically runs diagnostics and takes the correct steps to fix most printer issues. Open Get Help. If the Get Help app is unable to resolve your printer issue, try the possible solutions listed: Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 7.

Install the latest printer driver. Here are several ways to update your printer driver. Use Windows Update. Install software that came with your printer. Download and install the driver from the printer manufacturer’s website. Related topics. Find out how to install a printer in Windows. Find out how to set up a default printer in Windows.

Open Printers & scanners settings. Next to Add a printer or scanner, select Add device. Wait for it to find nearby printers, then locate the one you want to use, and select Add device. If you want to remove the printer later, select it, and then select Remove.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Your printer might appear offline if it can't communicate with your PC. Try following these steps to get your printer back online. Before you begin. Start by running the printer offline troubleshooter in the Get Help app. Get Help automatically runs diagnostics and takes the correct steps to fix most printer issues.

Windows 11. If a driver for your device couldn’t be automatically installed, there may be an optional driver available that your printer can use. You can check by following the steps below: Select Start > Settings > Windows Update. Select Check for updates at the top of the page.

Summary. Security updates released on and after July 6, 2021 contain protections for a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service ( spoolsv.exe) known as “PrintNightmare”, documented in CVE-2021-34527.

Before you begin. Driver updates for Windows, along with many devices, such as network adapters, monitors, printers, and video cards, are automatically downloaded and installed through Windows Update. You probably already have the most recent drivers, but if you'd like to manually update or reinstall a driver, here's how: Update the device driver.

In Excel, click File > Print. Click the Printer drop-down menu, and click Add Printer. In the Find Printers dialog box, type the name of your printer in the Name text box. Click Find Now to search. Tip: To search for all printers, leave the Name text box empty, and click Find Now. You can also type part of the printer name to search for it.

Windows 11 Windows 10. To choose a default printer: Select Start > Settings . Go to Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > select a printer. Then select Set as default. If you don't see the Set as default option, the Let Windows manage my default printer option may be selected.