Check the printer connection: Ensure the printer is turned on. Check the USB cable for wired printers: Make sure that the printer's USB cable is properly connected from the printer to your PC.

Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners . Open Printers & scanners settings. Select your printer from the list and select Open print queue to see a list of what's printing and the upcoming print order.

Select Check for updates. If Windows Update finds an updated driver, it will download and install it, and your printer will automatically use it. If a device driver couldn’t be installed automatically, there may be an optional driver available that your printer can use. To check for optional drivers:

To find out if your printer is connected to Wi-Fi, see if your printer's built-in menu has options for checking its Wi-Fi connection, or check the printer's manual for instructions about how to add it to a Wi-Fi network.

Add a printer in Excel using the File tab and Print option so that you can print spreadsheets, graphs, and invoices.

Windows cannot connect to the printer. Check the printer name and try again. If this is a network printer, make sure that the printer is turned on, and that the printer address is correct.

If you have a new wireless printer that hasn’t been added to your home network, read the instructions that came with the printer, and check the printer manufacturer’s website to learn more and to get up-to-date software for your printer.

Learn how to share a printer between a primary Windows device and secondary Windows devices on a network.

To choose a default printer: Select Start > Settings . Go to Devices > Printers & scanners > select a printer > Manage. Then select Set as default. If you don't see the Set as default option, the Let Windows manage my default printer option may be selected. You'll need to clear that selection before you can choose a default printer on your own.

Check your printer or select another printer. It may be that the printer you chose is not available or isn't installed correctly. To resolve this error, try the following: