Windows 10: my printer says Idle so how do I make it print

Printer says it is Idle. How do I start it?

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Printer won't print says it's 'idle'

Hi all, somehow my computer doesn't seem to be connected to my printer anymore. To me, it seems to be connected I get the option 'HP LaserJet P1005' yet nothing prints. When I look in print ques, nothings registers, and I've even got the message 'printer
is idle'. Any suggestions where I should look, or what I should try to get my printer to print again? My computer is an ACER Aspire V. Thanks for any suggestions offered.

 

Windows 10 Home Won't Print to Remote Printer


I have three computers.
Machine 1: Windows 10 pro, has the USB Brother HL-5040 printer
Machine 2: Windows 10 pro, prints OK to the remote printer.
Machine 3: Windows 10 home, Used to print, but not anymore (THIS IS THE PROBLEM).
I’ve tried everything that I can think of, and would appreciate any suggestions.
I did these steps on Machine 3 that did not work.

1. Remove the printer device.
2. Add a Printer
3. The printer that I want isn’t listed
4. Select a shared printer by name
5. Browse
6. Select the displayed Machine 1.
7. Select the displayed Printer.
8. Next
9. Failure “Connect to Printer”.
10. Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or Hostname
11. Next
12. Set Hostname to Machine 2, and set port name.
13. Detecting TCP/IP Port
14. Additional Port information required.
15. Device Type – Standard, Brother Port Server
16. Next
17. Detecting the Driver Model
18. Install The Print Driver
19. Select Brother and Brother HL-5040
20. Next
21. Replace the Current Driver
22. Printer Name (setting it to HL-5040)
23. Next
24. Do not share this printer
25. Next
26. You’ve successfully added “HL-5040”
27. Finish

Printing on Machine 3 puts the document in the print queue, which reports error printing.
Printing from Machine 2 to the printer on Machine 1 works perfectly.
All three machines are in the same HomeGroup. Machine 3 can access the shared files from Machine 1.

 

Printer won't print says it's 'idle'

Sumit, Thanks to your suggestion and that of Andre, I'm not sure what I did...but it's working! My printer prints again! Yahoo! Thanks again for your effort and time!