How to fix HP Printer not printing?

HP Printers are one of the famous brands in market for their performance and good quality. Though HP Printers are quite advanced they don’t easily get affected by the technical errors but sometimes you might face some issues reason will be how you use your printer. You might have seen the error of Printer offline. And the most recent error that many users have complained is "Printer couldn’t print”. This error occurs mainly after you have just installed Windows 10. After installing Windows 10 you might face series of errors in the printer also with the other applications in PC. In this blog we will discuss about the printer error. You can talk to the HP Printer Tech Support.

Methods to fix the HP Printer couldn’t print

Step 1: Troubleshoot the error

You can run the troubleshooter to rectify the error. Please follow the below steps

Press the Windows key +R keyboard to open Run

Enter Control Panel in the open box and click on OK

Click troubleshoot to open the window

Click View All to open list of troubleshooters

Now you can right click on the printer name and open Run as Administrator to open the window

Click on NEXT button

Now select the printer that you need to troubleshoot and press the NEXT button. This step will either provide you a complete resolution of the error or at least help till some extent.

Step 2: Use HP Printer and Scan Doctor

If the trouble shooting doesn’t help you then you will have to take help from HP Printer and Scan doctor.

You need to visit the official HP website to download the HP Printer and Scan Doctor

To extract and run HP Print and Scan doctor click on HPPSdr.exe

Go to Start button on the HP Print and Scan Doctor

Select the printer that needs to be fixed and click on NEXT

Select the Fix Printing option

Then you will see a screen which displays what all were fixed by the HP Print and Scan doctor

If at all you see a X sign on the screen then you will have to follow the instruction given in the screen to use the HP Print and Scan Doctor

Step 3: Reinstalling the printer driver software

Sometimes you might face the error because of outdated driver software. So it’s very necessary that you should update your driver time to time. To update the driver you have to visit the official HP website. And follow the guidelines provided.

Step 4: Disconnect the printer and the router

Disconnecting and then reconnecting the printer and the router again will definitely help you. So, first switch off the printer and unplug the printer from the main socket. Then followed by your router and the PC also switch off and unplug from the main socket. Wait for some time then plug the printer and the router again. First you need to switch on the router followed by the PC and at last turn on the printer.

Step 5: Clean the Printer Spooler

Cleaning the spooler files always helps the printer to rectify its errors. Please follow the below steps to clean the spooler files-

Open the Run Window

Enter "services.msc” in the Run box and press the OK button

Double click on the Printer spooler to open the Window shown directly

Select the Stop option

Click on Apply and OK button

Then type %WINDIR%system32spoolprinters in Run and press OK button. This will open a spooler file.

Press Ctrl +A to select all the files then click on delete the files.

HP Printer Tech Support

If you want to talk to HP Printer Tech Support regarding any technical issues please contact at +1-888-621-0339. The team is available 24/7 for help. You can also write to the team at info@dialprintersupport.com and the team will respond back to you with the solution.

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