In case your Printer has Ink in it but still, it is not going ahead with the printing job that you’ve given command of then, instead of wondering why is my HP Printer not printing; try the following solutions for troubleshooting your HP Printer’s ‘printing issues’ in no time:
Solution 1: Basic HP Printers Troubleshooting:
- Reset your HP Printer by turning it off using the power (on/off) button.
- Check the printer status and if required turn it online from offline.
- Ensure that your printer and your computer are connected properly by checking their cable cords.
- Also, make sure that your Printer’s input tray has enough paper in it.
- Last but not least, check for any stuck or jammed paper in the input tray and remove if any.
Solution 2: Make your Printer as Default Printer:
To avoid the possibility of sending all your print jobs to the wrong printer, set your HP printer as your default printer, and to do so, first, go to ‘Devices and Printers.’ There, click on ‘Printing Devices’ to locate your HP printer with which you are having printing issues. Then, click right on the same in order to select the ‘Set as default printer’ option for it.
Solution 3: Update your HP Printer Driver:
- Visit the printer’s official HP website to download the latest update of printer drivers.
- Once it is downloaded, install it with the help of ‘Windows Update’ and for that navigate from ‘Control Panel to Devices and Printers’ option.
- Then, click on the ‘Add a Printer’ option and, doing so a wizard of ‘Printer Setup’ will pop-up in front of you.
- Inside it, choose ‘how do you want to install your printer’ from the USB cable or Wireless Network options.
- After that, get the Windows downloaded lists of printer drivers and simply click on the ‘Next’ button to select your ‘HP Printer Drivers’ model name as well as number to finally install it into your Windows operating system.
That’s it! These are the basic solutions that will definitely help you solve all your HP Printer’s printing errors.