Why Is My HP Printer Driver Unavailable?

If you are seeing the error ‘Printer driver is unavailable’ while printing, it means that the drivers that are installed on your system are outdated. Or it could also mean that the drivers are corrupt and are unable to communicate with the hardware. 

If that happens on your PC, you have to find a solution to it. Here is what you need to do when you get an ‘HP printer driver is unavailable’ error on your computer. 

Uninstall the Printer

The best solution for this kind of error in your computer is that you can uninstall the printer and all the related software and then install it back again. 

You can do that using the steps listed here for Windows 10 devices. 

• First, you have to open the start menu and search for the Control Panel and then open the app.
• Then you have to click on the ‘View Devices and Printers’ option from the Hardware and Sound section. 
• You will see all the printers attached to your computer in the Printers section. Now, you have to select the printer in question and right-click on it. 
• Then, you have to select the Remove Device option to remove that printer. 
• Now, you have to open the Run window and type devmgmt.msc and open it. 
• Then, navigate to Print Queues and right-click on the printer and select Uninstall Device. 
• After that, you have to disconnect the printer from the computer and shut it down. 
• After that, you have to wait for 10 minutes and then turn on the PC. Then, connect the printer to your computer via USB and let it detect the drivers and install them. 
• Once the drivers are installed, you can go ‘View Devices and Printers’ option and right-click on the newly added printer and choose the Set As Default printer option. 

Reinstall the Drivers

There is another way to resolve this kind of error on your computer. You can try to reinstall the Hp printer drivers on your computer and see if it is working. 

• First, you have to uninstall the currently installed drivers from the devices management, as we’ve mentioned above. Then, select the printer in question, right-click on it, and select Uninstall device option. 
• Now, you have to open the official HP website from when you can download the hp printer driver.
• Then, install it on your system on the system by following some easy on-screen instructions from the installer. 

So, this is how you can solve printer is unavailable errors on your computer. 

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