Windows 10: I cannot get my printer to print. It says that it is "OFFLINE" When looking for my printer,...

Hi all...


I cannot get my printer to print. It says that it is "OFFLINE" When looking for my printer, I get a message saying that my printer has "migrated'...whatever the h**l that means. I am unable to bring my printer back online.


Oh... if I go into Device Manager I do see that my printer is set as the default printer. What am I to do now???


I am using a Dell optiplex 7010 with Microsoft 10

My printer is an HP Officejet Pro 6830.


Thanks for anyone who can get me going forward again!!!


Mike Morris

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Networked Printer showing "Offline"

Hey guys,

I'm having a slight issue with one of my printers in that it's showing offline and I can't print to it.

It's a Datamax label printer which is connected to my network via a Netgear print server, this has then be added to one of my servers for sharing etc.

So far I've tried the below.

- Classic on/off.
- Removing from server and re-adding.
- Ensuring that under port configuration SNMP Status is disabled.
- Assigning to different IP.
- Restarting Print Spooler.

I can ping it fine and the printer itself is letting me do manual test prints using its interface, but no matter what I cannot get it to stop showing up as offline and allowing me to print to it over the network. I should add that it's worked fine for the past year.

Any suggestions?

 

Printers say (Offline) W-10

Oops They are both connected via WiFi and they worked fine at one time...... I'll check the advice you suggested.....

Thanks .......

Bummer just checked and ran Troubleshoot and it told me to turn the printer on. (Which it was) So I tried to do a test print and got a message saying printer is OFFLINE..... So running Troubleshoot did no good...

 

HP Printer Offline and Slow to Print

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that your printer shows offline and there is a delay in printing.



1. Did this issue started recently? If yes, then what are the recent changes that you have made to the computer prior to this issue?



HP Print and Scan Doctor is an application software from HP that can help you eliminate any issues with your HP Printer or Scanner Devices. If you are having commons problem with your HP printer or scanner
you can download, install and run HP Print and Scan Doctor Utility to easily scan for the error and troubleshoot them automatically.



Method 1:



Step 1: I suggest you download and run the
HP Print and Scan Doctor and check if it resolves the issue.



Step 2: I suggest you refer to the article
Troubleshooting offline printer problems
and perform the troubleshooting steps mentioned and see if that helps.



Method 2:

If your printer is slow to print, I suggest you refer and follow the suggestions from
HP Printers - Slow Printing (Windows)




Additional Information:

Change a printer’s status from “offline” to “online”

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027988/windows-10-change-a-printers-status-from-offline-to-online



Hope it helps.



Regards,

Zaki