How To Install Hp Printer Driver In Windows 10

[Mellissa Sprock]

Ifyour network-capable printer is not automatically detected by Windows, you will need to set it up manually. This will involve going to your printer menu, configuring a TCP/IP a port, and installing the drivers. Follow the steps below to add a network printer in Windows 10.

Then click Add a Printer.

Note: Once Windows detects your printer, all you have to do is follow the on-screen instructions for setting it up. If this is the case, you can stop at this point. However, if Windows does not auto-detect your printer, proceed to the next step.

In the drop-down menu for Standard Device Type, select the device type that corresponds with your printer brand. For example, if you have a Canon printer, choose either Canon Network Printer or Canon Network Printing Device. Windows will then detect the driver model. You will notice that once it detects the driver, your printer will be added to the list of devices in the Printer & Scanners menu.

Set up optional preferences. Type a printer name if you want to. Otherwise, click Next. In the next window, you could also set up set up printer sharing if you like (generally you should not do this). Once done, click on Next.

Also, Go to Devices and Printers > Right Click on the appropriate Printer icon and select "Printer Properties" - Click on the (About) last TAB on the right. You will see the printer driver's version there.

The issue in question here is the manual method is a hefty workaround and the correct drivers are ALREADY in the local driver store. It is not a question of needed to deploy or add the drivers for a new printer. The entire environment was working with existing drivers, printers, GPO, etc before the August patch.

Put this folder on a network share that everyone has access to - I can confirm domain users have read and execute permissions on the share. I can even open CMD as NT SYSTEM via psexec and I can still navigate the share.

This is a part of the system requires admin to install updates patch. You can either choose to setup to get your point to print back up and running or use admin creds for each individual circumstance (Which will be everything eventually).

Apparently a change of behavior after the PrintNightmare and August 10 security Patch. Weird thing is it showing up in September almost 3 weeks after patch deployment and only affecting my HP printers.

I still saw some v3 driver discrepancies despite driver versions appearing to be identical on both client and server. As a temporary workaround I left the environment in a state where the regkey RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministrators was set to 0 to ultimately resolve the issue.

I have uninstalled previous successful installatin of drivers and rebooted. Reason I had to reinstall everything was because I was running a double nat setup and for some reason I could not get my hardwired device with the router to communicate with the printer.

Update - called back in. One hour wait but it was worth it. Got another tech named Cory who had me up and running in about 15 minutes. Two things additional things he tried. One - drop the all in one installer (in my case "MF731CMFDriverV5401W64usEN") into the root of your C drive (aka "C:\") and install from there with admin privileges through Windows explorer (right click/run as admin). Two - I think more importantly what did it. There is a program in the "misc" folder (whether you are in the x32 or x64 folder). The file is called, " UNINSTAL.exe" Yes it has one "L." Run that as admin. It should wipe out any traces of old files and registry entries from previous installs. Final thing to download as a bonus if you are using the scanner. Program is called, "[Windows 32bit & 64bit] MF Scan Utility Ver.1.9.0.0." You can download it from the software tab.

After one or more unsuccessful printer or driver install attempts, it possible for windows to retain incorrect settings, such as TCP/IP port or WSD information making these resources unavailable to the driver when it tries to install.

Last step, software doesn't always remove every piece of a device's installed configuration. You can go a step further and delete the port or WSD information from Device and Printers > Propertes > Ports tab as well.

This is a great tool - MS Install / Uninstaller Utility Completely safe, from microsoft and specific for windows. Is similar to the old Revo uninstal utility, but differs in that it corrects installation problems in addition to removing orphaned registry entries.

Thank you for the tips. I just spent 75 minutes on the phone with Canon support and the rep had no idea how to fix the problem. Wen't to print managment and removed any instances of Canon. Disabled firewall and antivirus. Tried installing with admin privileges (even though I already had them. Tried installing just the scanner driver. Same error every time with that all in one installer. Nothing helped.

No question all of my computers can see the printer on the network. I can put in the IP address and the setup program finds the printer. I don't think lack of a static IP is the issue. The second router (the onhub) is wired behind the Netgear Nighthawk 7000 on a different subnet.

The problem is that every time I try the install with the "all in one" program, I immediately get the above message (could not install print driver). After getting off with Canon support, I tried downloading just the print driver ("[Windows 64bit] Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver V2.10") and it installs. I was able to print a test page.

Thanks Rick for showing me where to find the ports section. I don't remember from all the installs and uninstalls of the drivers, but at one point I would see the device listed but there was no way to select properties (I was looking to see if I could print a test page). Anyway, thanks again for your help. Do you work for Canon? If not, they should put you on the payroll.

I read that you have an HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf Multifunction Printer and the installation freezes at 99% while trying to install on Win10. I read that you would like to use the scanning feature also. I'll do my best to assist you with this case. I appreciate the steps you have performed and have certainly done a good job.

Meanwhile, I did some research and found that full featured driver for Win10 are available at the HP website and should get installed. But first let us uninstall any existing printer drivers from the root level using the below steps:

When I tried to load a new version of the drivers from the website, I had to delete the old files first. I am reluctant to try your solution because this takes at least one hour to uninstall the old files and download the new files and then discover that the installation doesn't work. Then I have to go back to loading the windows 10 drivers to get a printer that will work.

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Hello, is there any solution for this problem now? I've uninstalled Nitro Pro completely and installed again, started additional NitroPDFSupportTools.exe with adminrights but the installation of the virtual printer fails every time. System is Windows 11 (21H2 Build 22000.527)

Hello all,

after some thought, I have found the solution:

last year, no patch existed for the Windows PrintNightmare vulnerability, but a workaround did. I had applied this and it surely prevented a printer installation. I have now removed the workaround again and the installation worked as usual.

I would like to apologize for the circumstances and thank you for your help.

Kind regards

Thomas

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The pc has a folder on the C: root of Xerox and it has new UPD / PCL6 and PS showing date of 12-30-20, I have never seen Windows update make a change to a folder like that. I did go in the policy and disable Windows manage the printer, so it will not do anything in the future. I copied the new driver files and installed on the Terminal Server, their printer still does not show up. Xerox site shows these drivers were released 12-16-20. I downloaded the Full WC3350 package and installed on the pc and the TS, the printer shows up on the TS when they try to print , but does not print. Closer look I see the printer install as Print to File since the printer was not connected to the TS. I uninstalled the printer for the TS and added just the drivers , now it does not show when they try to print. Xerox site does not have a list of old driver and their support was of NO help, I hung up after half hour of going in a circle with them. Well they do show a UPD from 2016, if you click on it , it takes you to the new one released 12-16-20.

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