Windows 10: Windows 10 Updates Disable HP Laserjet Printers and Blocks Their Reinstallation

The last two Windows 10 Updates disabled my HP LaserJetPro 1212nf MFP Laser Printer. The only way to reinstall the printer with the latest drivers and installation files from HP was to first uninstall the most recent Windows 10 Updates. Removing Cumulative Updates undoubtedly removes some critical and much needed security updates that are essential to the fullest security of Windows 10 and the current Windows 11. As this seems to be a very wide-spread recurring proble

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Windows 10 Driver for HP LaserJet 4


I tried this after doing a clean install of Windows 10. The list of printers that comes up does not include the Laserjet 4 plus which is the printer I am trying to connect via usb. How do I get that to come up?

 

Windows 10 Driver for HP LaserJet 4


for those who have a HP (Hewlett Packard) Laserjet 4 or Laserjet 5M I finally found how to connect up the computer to these great printers when OS is Windows 10. Follow step-by-step. This really works!! I love my old printer:

Win 7 with Win 10, and as others have reported the drivers for my older printer did not load.
Although it is a HP Laserjet 4 plus, that appars to be not so important, other than the fact that the original cable has been replaced with one with a USB connector for my more modern laptop.

After struggling and Googling for far too much time, here is what worked very well.

--press teh Windows icon in the lower left corner
--select "settings"
--select "devices"
--select "add printers & scanners"
--select "add a printer"
-- it probably will scan and deliver a message like "printer ----- isn't listed"
--click on that message
--scroll down to "add a local printer"
--accept "use existing port" then scroll down and select USB001(virtual port for USB)
--it is possible that if you are using the original cable that the default LPT1 is the correct choice.
--that will lead to the same list of printer drivers that you would have had with Win 7 (my understanding, or misunderstanding, is that when Win 10 loaded it retained the Win 7 printer drivers, but did not make them particularly accessible.
--select your printer
--print a test page
--all done
--you may need to make that your default printer

 

Windows 10 Driver for HP LaserJet 4

There's a line missing in that guide.



The printer I want is not listed

Clicking on it will bring you to port selection


than



Than it should download all possible drivers from which you can choose. I already di that so can't show you further procedure but here it is on mine.