September 2026

Run the Windows printer troubleshooter from Settings, Control Panel, or Get Help, and understand what it can and cannot fix.

Print directly from a phone, tablet, or laptop to a Wi-Fi Direct printer without a router or normal wireless network.

Use a practical printer troubleshooting checklist for power, connection, queue, default printer, drivers, test pages, spooler, and second-device tests.

Disable automatic firmware updates on HP, Epson, Canon, and similar Wi-Fi printers so updates install only when you choose.

Fully remove printer drivers and manufacturer printer software on Windows and Mac, including driver packages that remain after removing the printer.

Share a USB printer from a Windows PC or Mac so other computers on the same network can print through the host computer.

Choose the default printer on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Mac, and stop the system from switching to the last printer used.

Set up a Dymo, Brother, Zebra, or similar label printer by installing the right software, loading the roll, calibrating, and testing one label.

Scan both sides of pages automatically with a duplex ADF or manually with any scanner, then merge pages in the correct order.

Scan a stack or flatbed pages into one PDF on Windows or Mac, combine existing scans, and avoid separate JPEG files.