Many laser printers last for years, so businesses often keep older laser printers around even after upgrading other hardware. Many older laser printers use a parallel port interface rather than the ...

We noted previously an HP support document that claimed USB printer sharing did not work with HP 1200/1220 printers. However, we have heard from several users who said that they are able to use USB ...

Your office computer is capable of connecting to a wide variety of printers, including laser, thermal, wireless and USB-based. When connecting a USB printer to your computer, you must physically ...

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 ...

The experience of connecting hardware devices to computers can vary across hardware and systems. USB printers, especially, haven’t typically been super convenient for connecting with a Windows ...

If you’ve been unable to print to a USB printer with Windows 10, it’s not just you: Microsoft is currently wrestling with a bug under that exact scenario. Microsoft first acknowledged the bug on July ...

Microsoft says that USB printer port will not be available for customers with devices running Windows 10, version 1903 or later if they disconnect the printer while shutting down the computer. After ...

Users have reported that their printers are unexpectedly printing random text and IPP protocol headers instead of the intended document. The bug primarily affects USB-connected dual-mode printers.