HP Printer Driver Update

A complete guide to installing driver setup and software updates for Windows and Mac versions.

How To HP Printer Driver Update for Windows

allow’s get started out setting up your HP printer! if you have currently delivered a brand new HP printer in your own home or a modern printer is simply now not working successfully, or in any respect; there are a few easy solutions you may attempt.

mentioned beneath are a few how-to answers alongside an encouraging automatic solution with a driver-guide to effortlessly replace your HP printer drivers with no fuss or worry. HP has robust printers in an effort to paintings with just about all primary operating structures.

See under for some of the principle solutions to getting your printer setup these days.

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Update HP Printer Drivers Using Device Manager.

1. Go to Device Manager

To Start Device Manager Open the “Run” dialog box by pressing and holding the Windows key, then press the R key (Run). Type [devmgmt.msc] in the dialog box like shown below.

2. Expand the category “Print Queues” or “Printer” by clicking the arrow that is a point right as seen below.

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3. Under this category, right-click on the HP printer listed (if it's not listed you may want to read this HP Printer Not Printing Guide ).

Click Update Driver on the menu.

4. Click “Search automatically” for updated driver software.

If the driver is up-to-date, you will be notified that “The best driver software for your device is already installed”. Then you don’t need to update the HP print driver.

5. After the print driver is installed, restart your computer for the changes to be fully implemented.

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Download HP Printer Drivers (Manually)

Update HP printer driver using the HP Support site

1) You will need to know a few details about your printer (Product Name & Model ID, and what is your Windows operating system).

Also, the directions below may vary slightly based on the Windows operating system you are using.

*To use these steps, you have to be logged on to the computer with an administrator account. Chances are that you are already logged on with an administrator account. If you are not logged on with an administrator account, you must know the name and the password of an administrator account on the computer.

2) Once you have located these items on your printer for step 1 you can then visit the HP support website here.

3) You will need to navigate the HP Support site to find the Printer Drivers section.

4) Once you find the correct section of the site you will need to run a search for your “HP (your model name)” printer.

5) If the HP support site correctly finds your printer it will load the printer driver page. You will then need to find the correct driver install package for your Windows Operating system.

There could be multiple options to download on these pages like Firmware, Software-ePrint, Utility-Diagnostic Tools, and finally some Driver packages (Full or Basic). Choose the correct HP Printer Driver install package to download to your Windows PC for the selected printer.

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6) Once the file is downloaded you will need to find the. EXE (executable) you got from HP and right-click to run or double-click the file.

7) The installation to run and find your printer, however, this tool may not let you know when there are future driver updates and may need further configuration to get your printer to work properly.

Remember, Driver Support can monitor the HP printer drivers for you as a service and make sure you always have the most up to date drivers.

Your HP Printer still isn’t printing properly!? you have all the HP printer drivers updated, HELP!

Read our HP Printer Isn’t Printing for more tips and tricks to get that pesky printer working.

Automatic HP Printer Driver Update With Driver Support (Recommended)

If the above two methods don’t work for you; or if you don’t have the patience, time, or computer skills, to update our fix manually it is possible to do it automatically with Driver Support.

Driver Support will scan your computer to detect any problem drivers in your computer whether it's related to your HP printer or anything else running in or attached to your PC.

You don’t need to know what operating system your computer is running or the model of your printer, because we will take care of knowing all that when we scan your PC.

It is possible to update the HP printer drivers automatically with the Premium version of Driver Support, so make sure you upgrade to premium as well.

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Step 2. Let the software run the free scan for you to detect all your printer related driver download issues and any other optimization opportunities.

Step 3. Click the “FIX IT” button and register Driver Support to get started updating your drivers for HP device drivers on your computer. This will guide you down the registration path.

Step 4. Once Registered and in Premium mode the software will walk you through the entire process, plus with your registration, you will receive unlimited tech support with our Driver Support Signature Service!

Just call us toll-free after registration. With this service, we can continue to help you with many of the HP printer related issues you may have.

How to Update Printer Drivers on a Mac

Updating printer drivers and software on a Mac is easy. You can update it separately or through Apple Software Update.

1. Connect your printer to your Mac computer.

You can connect the printer with either a USB cable or wirelessly if applicable. For wireless printers, use the Wireless Setup Wizard with the Wi-Fi name and password. You can also use WPS mode - push button or PIN.

2. Click on the Apple icon on the left top corner of the computer.

3. Go to System Preferences.

4. Click on Software Update.

• Check that your printer name is on the list for software updates.

5. Click on the Update button to update the printer drivers and software. This will complete the process to update your drivers.

• If the printer name is not on the list, proceed with the following method.

1. Visit the printer manufacturer's site and search for the drivers and software.

• Select the recent version of drivers for your Mac OS version

2. Download the file to your Mac computer.

• Do not use the driver installation CD from the pack as it may contain an older version of drivers.
• Always visit the website for the latest driver and software version.

3. Install the drivers to your Mac.

• After downloading the driver file, run the Autorun.dmg file.
• Follow the steps on the driver installation wizard screen.
• Proceed further and complete the update process.
• After manual driver update, you can add the printer to the software list and update it along with the OS version.
• If you face any issue, uninstall the existing printer driver and Software from the MAC and reinstall it.

Uninstalling and Reinstalling Drivers

1. Click on the Apple icon on the top left of your computer and then click on the System Preferences option.
2. Go to Printers and Scanners and select your printer name.
3. Remove the printer from the connection. This will uninstall the drivers and software files completely.
4. Visit the manufacturer's site to reinstall the Mac Compatible drivers and software.