Windows 10: How do I get Windows 10 let me use my usb HP Laserjet printer?

I have an HP Laserjet P1005 that I am trying to use on a Lenovo computer.
The OS is Windows 10.
I have installed the driver.
The printer shows up in "Connected Devices" not "Printers."
However, I cannot use the printer.

How can I get access to this printer?

Thanks!

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HP laserJet 6l not working after windows 10 November update

After days of failed attempts, my printer was still spitting out pages of ... not what I wanted, that annoying, wasteful page after page of a line or two that were not the Test Page. I found a workaround offered on the HP Support Forum today. This worked
for me, using my parallel-to-USB cable, as below, on a PC laptop (1 year old) running the recent upgrade to Windows 10, 64 bit. As instructed below, I did stop trying to use the "HP LaserJet 6 PS Class Driver," and I did have to assign a different USB port,
then figure out which USB port [jack] was being affected. I had gone a year printing everything from my old laptop. Now I feel okay about putting Windows 10 on that laptop, too. These printers are workhorses and economical, and I know others, too, unwilling
to part with them.

Re: Windows 10 driver for HP Laserjet 6L
offered by a contributor in the HP Support Forum ‎04-18-2016
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/ scroll
down to find the entry
"Instructions for Installing HP Laserjet 6l on Windows 8 or 10 Computer
1. Before doing anything, click on "Windows Update" and let it run (takes a few minutes). If you didn’t have the correct driver before then that should give it to you.

2. Control Panel - Devices and Printers

3. Click on "Add a Printer"

4. Click on "The printer that I want isn't listed"

5. For "Parallel to USB" connection, choose "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings"

6. Pick an existing port. I use a cable that has LPT port (Parallel plug) at one end, USB at the other end. So my choice is USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB). Change it if it says “LPT 1”
if necessary.

7. Now you see the list of manufacturers and models.

8. Select HP as the model, and select HP "LaserJet 6L" as the printer. Without Windows Update, it will only show "HP LaserJet 6 PS Class Driver", which causes the problem. Stick to "HP LaserJet
6L"

9. The rest is straight forward. Print a test page and check if it comes out right.

If the above doesn’t work, try swapping USB ports on computer (USB 2 to USB 3 or vice-versa). The above was successful for me in Windows 10, 64bit."

 

How to install a HP LaserJet 1200 printer in Windows 10

I have had the same problem. The printer was added as an USB-device, not as a printer.

In my case the problem was not the printer driver but the HP USB-driver (DOT4).

- Search on the internet on 'hp laserjet 1200 usb driver windows 10'

Downloads van HP software en drivers voor HP printers, laptops, desktops en meer | HP® Klantondersteuning

- Download from the HP driver site the 'HP Laserjet USB (DOT4) communication driver for Windows 8 or higher'

and install it. A port DOT4 is added.

- Add the printer. I used the standard Windows-driver (HP Laserjet1200 PCL5).

 

Not sure what drivers you are using but the latest for Windows 10 are here ... HP Software and Driver Downloads for HP Printers, Laptops, Desktops and More | HP® Customer Support
make sure the current drivers are fully removed, (open device manager and/or Devices and Printers find the printer - delete and if offered select the option to remove all files and install this and see if it works any better

HP only offer basic support for this printer on Windows 10