Windows 10: Printer stopped working on WIN10 Home on two WIN 10 desktops.

Two day ago the printer stopped working on a WIN10 DESKTOP SYSTEM via USB that the printer was working on since NOV. 2018. The printer is a HP Photosmart 8150. Did all the download , reinstall and driver update suggestd by HP and SELLER of DESKTOPS. Tried to install on a second W!n 10 that had a different printer working on it and installed it on the USB and it didn't work. I had a third WIN10 LAPTOP SYSTEM that has been upgraded to WIN10 last month. The PRINTER WORKED fine just as it did on the WIN10 before it stopped working.

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Adding unlisted printer to the Win10 list


I have an old but well looked after HP LaserJet 4050TN. It has produced around half a million pages, had a new fuser, an upgraded JetDirect and still works well. It's networked via cable straight off the router.


It's primarily used with my desktop PC of which only the case and a HDD can be considered original! I've been on Win10 64 for a long time now and the printer installed readily as the printer was listed in Win 10's list of printers. Everything is fine.


I now have a Win 10 64 bit laptop which sadly does not list any of the LaserJet 4000 series. I have clicked "update" under the list but every time I get a message indicating no success and try again later.


I have managed to get the printer to work via a generic HP PCL5 driver but then theprinter is not listed under "printers" but as an "other device". This setting does not give access to setting the default paper size, scaling, duplexing, resolution and other options. A printer is detected on the port (192.168.1.3) but not uniquely indentified. (This does not seem to be an issue on my desktop PC,)


Is there a way to manually add the printer *.inf and other files to the Win 10 list of printers so that the printer appears correctly, and as a printer?


Both computers are running Ver 1803 ©2018, but slightly different builds AFAICS.


Hope you can help.

 

Can not get printer working in win 10. Suddenly stop working because of stopped printer spooler

Can not get printer working in win 10. Suddenly stop working because of stopped printer spooler

 

Adding unlisted printer to the Win10 list


!'m not sure how I did it but all seems well now. It was something like Deacon suggested plus a re-boot or two. It's now listed as a printer, not as unspecified.





Update the list still doesn't work.

Thanks for your support.

PS MS's Update catalogue is very useful. E.g. Microsoft Update Catalog