If your computer does not have a disc drive or you lost the CD, you can download the software for your printer from the manufactures printer's driver page. Once the drivers are downloaded, you can run the file to install the drivers.
Newer operating systems may not support all older printers. For example, Windows 10 may not support a printer that was made years before it was released.
If drivers are not listed on a printers' driver page, your operating system or your versions of Windows does not support that printer. You can try installing an earlier version of operating system drivers, and it may work. However, for full support, consider getting a new printer. If you only want the printer to be installed and none of the extra software programs, you can only install the printer driver by following the steps below. A listing of printer drivers and software is on our printer drivers page.
If you have installed the printer doing the above steps, these steps should not be necessary unless you encountered errors. For a printer to communicate and work with the computer and its operating system, it requires a driver to be installed. In some situations, you can use a generic printer driver included with the operating system, but these generic drivers don't always work with all printers. Although a driver is required, the extra software for the printer is rarely required for the printer to work.
After installing the printer, you can use Windows to print a self-test page to help verify the printer is working. If the printer can print a test page, your printer is installed and working. Select Add a printer or scanner. Wait for it to find nearby printers, then choose the one you want to use, and select Add device. If your printer isn't in the list, select The printer that I want isn't listed , and then follow the instructions to add it manually using one of the options.
If you use wireless access points, extenders or multiple wireless routers with separate SSIDs, you'll need to ensure that you're connected to the same network as the printer for your PC to find and install it. In most cases, all you have to do to set up a printer is to connect it to your PC. Find out how you can Share your network printer. Find out How to set a default printer in Windows Find out how you can Fix printer connection and printing problems in Windows If your printer appears "offline," find out how you can Change a printer's status to "online.
If you're having problems with your printer after updating to the latest version of Windows 10, see Fix printer problems after updating Windows For driver issues, see the "Step 3: Update drivers" section of this page. Windows 10 More To install or add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer. Notes: If you use wireless access points, extenders or multiple wireless routers with separate SSIDs, you'll need to ensure that you're connected to the same network as the printer for your PC to find and install it.
If you recently upgraded from an earlier version of Windows, your printer driver might work with the previous version but might not work well or at all with Windows On the right, under Related Settings , select Print server properties.
On the Drivers tab, see if your printer listed. In the Printer Driver Selection dialog box, on the left, select your printer manufacturer, on the right, select your printer driver, select Next , select Finish , and follow the instructions to add your driver.
Windows 11 Windows 10 More Windows Update might find an updated version of your printer driver. You can check by following the steps below: Open the Settings app Navigate to Windows Update in the navigation panel on the left of the window Select Check for updates at the top of the page After it's done checking for updates, select Advanced options On the Advanced options page, select Optional updates Select Driver updates if available.
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