Your printer may be offline because it has many moving parts, and there are many different ways it can fail.

Ever since I moved to a new computer I have been having problems printing to my USB printer.<BR>Basically if I want to print something i have to unplug the USB cable for a couple seconds and then plug ...

Several users have reported issues with devices connected to the AirPort Extreme's via USB. These include an inability to recognize printers and disks, or sudden lapses in device functionality. Take, ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that there is a problem where the USB printer port goes missing after disconnecting the printer while Windows 10 is shut down. The problem exists in Windows 10 version 1903 ...

Mac OS X offers a robust printing system with built-in support for hundreds of devices from a wide body of manufacturers. It's not without flaws, however, and printers often become unrecognized or non ...

The issue, which affects Windows 10 version 1903 and newer, can happen when users connect a printer via USB and then shut down Windows and disconnect or shut off the printer. "When you start Windows ...

Although Windows 10 and 11 are generally stable, printer issues do occur from time to time. Here are some tips to work around typical Windows print gotchas. Thinking back to the era of Windows 3.0, ...

In this scenario, if a user shutdown Windows while the USB printer is connected or directly disconnects the printer, then it will not be available in the list of printer ports when reconnected or when ...

Recently, it was alleged that Brother had been using firmware manipulation tactics to block people from printing using third-party ink cartridges when such printers needed refilling. Running out of ...

There appears to be a surge in reports from Windows 10 admins that this week's Patch Tuesday updates are causing problems with a range of enterprise printers. The reports emerged as Microsoft ...

Here is the problem:<BR><BR>We just got a HP Officejet K550 for work. The printer is hooked up via USB to a Windows XP computer and shared over a network. On the network are three Windows NT 4.0 SP6 ...