Why My Printer Not Responding? How Can I Fix It?

 A Printer is one of our basic essential needs for the daily application. And as we all know that in today’s life the printer plays an important role in various domains for personal use as well as for business purposes. But, sometimes we can see Printer Not Responding all of sudden and hence not delivering any printed papers. However, the printer stops responding when there is low ink cartridge or driver gets outdated. Some other possible reasons could also be caused by such problem. In this guide, we discuss in detail. Hence, walk through the post!

Reasons Behind Printer Not Responding Issue are given below- 

 

·          Internet connectivity plays a major role in the appearance of the error in the printer and as a result printer not responding. Keep in mind the current user device should have a stable internet connection.

 

·          Not a sufficient number of papers inserted inside the HP Printer.

 

·         Short of ink cartridges in the printer.

 

·         Connectivity issue in between the HP Printer and your PC.

 

·         Printer cover might be opened

 

·         Because of Malware and virus enters into the device.

 

After getting to know the about the causes that affect your Printer from being not responding, further you need to learn the effective solutions. Here you go!

 

Steps To Fix Printer Not Responding

 

1.      Check The Printer Status- The printer should be in online mode if for any reason your printer status goes offline. Therefore, you are highly recommended to check the status of your printer and bring it back online if it is shown Offline in Windows system. Follow the below steps for the same:

 

·         From the search bar, open the control panel of your PC

 

·         In the control panel, you will get the option of Devices and Printers to click on it

 

·         You will see the list of printers connected to PC right-click on HP Printer and unclick the "Use Printer Offline" option

 

After successfully getting back your printer Online, your Printer Not Responding error will now fixed. In case, printer is still not giving any response while printing, use next solution method.

 

2.      Make Sure Not Using The Outdated Version Of The Printer Driver- The Printer Not Responding error state can appear when the driver of the printer is not up-to-date. So, you should update and reinstall the printer driver in the regular period for the better performance of the HP Printer. For downloading and reinstalling of the upgraded version of printer drivers visit the official site of printer that you are using.

 

3.      Clear Print Spooner Files- Make sure the Print Spooner files are clear from your device. Otherwise, the printer will not respond as a result Printer Not Printing issue will arise. You need to go through the below-given steps-

 

·         Firstly open Local Disk (C) from there go to Windows

 

·         Then go to System32> go to Spool> then Printers

 

·         After that many files appear in the Printer folder. Delete all those files.

 

·         Next, open Local Disk (C) from there go to Windows

 

·         Then go to System32> go to Spool> then Drivers> w32x86

 

·         Erase all the files from w32x86

 

·         Once again go for ‘Spooner Service’ and tap ‘Restart’ again.

 

4.      Set The Current Using Printer As A “Default Printer” – Don't forget to set the printer which is currently using as the "Default Printer" mode. Sometimes Printer Not Responding because we are failed to set that printer as a default printer. Follow the below-given guides for setting-

 

·         Open your PC and go for the control panel of the device.

 

·         Through the control panel choose the option “Devices and Printer”

 

·         From the list of the printers go to the Printer you wish to set as a default Printer and right-click on it and select the option "Set as Default Printer" from the given list of options.

 

After following the above-mentioned methods successfully, the HP Printer will set as a default printer and hence your printer will start giving response during print job.

 

5.      Arrange the Printer Port Properly

 

To get a better response from the printer you have to configure the using printer to the right port of the Printer. Follow some steps given below-

 

·         On your device open the Control Panel and go for Devices and printers.

 

·         Then do right click on the printer you wish to configure and then tap on Printer Properties.

 

·         Press Change Properties are placed at the bottom.

 

·         Go to Ports option, after that select port which is having the name of the printers, after selection of the correct port, hit on Configure port then apply.

 

After following the above-given methods check whether the printer is responding successfully or not.

 

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In the above write up, we have explained the real causes and possible solutions of Printer Not Responding error state. You just need to read at once all the steps and follow as per a given manner. In such a case, if you are still facing the same problem with your printing machine, feel free to connect with us. Dial helpline number as fast as possible and get door-step solution without much effort.

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