Windows 10: USB printer requires more installation to connect

Inactive USB printer. The scanner works perfectly, in Windows 11.

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Connecting Printer to 2 Ethernet computers !

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First, I would suggest installing the actual driver package from Brother. While the printer may work with the fairly generic drivers that come with Windows 10, I've always found that I get better results from the actual Brother drivers.

I have a rather old Brother printer so the exact steps may be a bit different from yours, but in my case when I install the drivers it will search the network for available printers and allow me to specify the printer that it finds. If it does not find a printer, it may ask you to initially setup the printer via a direct connection (USB), and then configure the printer for network use (WiFi).

In any case, the installation wizard should guide you through the steps.

 

Mac OSX USB printer problem

OK i just bought the Canon IP4500 usb printer and installed it on the mac following hte instructions to the letter.

No printer is found and i cannot add it in the Printer list, cause theres no option for USB printer installation, only Appletalk, Bluetooth, and Windows Printing.

I have downloaded the latest drivers etc... but no luck *Bang Head :banghead:

As it is i dont like macs but now with a simple thing as this i dislike them even more.

Last resort is trying installing the printer on a Vista pc and see if it works, if it does then the mac is up to shit, if it does not install then the printer is up to shit.

Anyone had a similar problem maybe and how did you overcome it?

 

Printer not connected

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as the printer is not working connected to your PC.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• What is the make and model of the Printer?
  
• Did you try connecting the printer on a different USB port or a different PC?
  
• What was the KB number of the update installed, prior to this issue?
  
• Do you see any yellow exclamation mark in Printer device under Device Manager?

Meanwhile, we would suggest you to perform these steps from this article:

Fix printer connection and printing problems in Windows 10



Also refer the methods as suggested in this article (exclude
method 1 & 2): Error:
“USB Device not recognized” when you try to access a USB external hard drive.



Let us know how it goes.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator