How To Fix The Problem Of Printer Driver Is Unavailable?

If you are continuously facing the problem with your printing device such as the Printer Driver Is Unavailable then you don’t need to panic. The error is very common and the solution to it is also very easy to implement. Follow the strategies laid in this blog post and read this article from top to bottom. In this article, we have covered not only the causes that how the problem arises but also have elaborated and explained by the possible ways to fix the very same issue. The methods laid can be implemented by anyone who is having limited technical knowledge as well. So read this blog post entirely and surely by the end of it, the problem will be gone permanently.

Causes Behind The Error Of Printer Driver Is Unavailable

Below are some of the possible causes that leads to the problem of the Driver Is Unavailable. Please have a look –

·         Surely the drivers can be installed in the system but the thing is that they might not be compatible with the system’s configuration set-up.
·         Apart from this, the drivers installed can also be corrupt as well as obsolete.
·         The drivers installed are not updated or the latest version of them is not installed over the system.

Solution - Uninstalling And Then Re-Installing The Printer Software

Below are the steps for fixing the very common issue of un-identification of the drivers in the system –

1.      Open the system with which the printer is connected.
2.      In the next step, Press the Windows + R key and then in the dialog box appeared, type the control panel and then hit the OK button to reach to the control panel window.

Note - After reaching to the control panel window, make sure that the view is selected as the large icons.

3.      As you have already reached in the control panel menu option, just click on the option of Device and Printers. All the printers listed and connected with your system will become readily available on the screen in a sequential manner.
4.      Right click on the printer name you are having trouble with and then from the drop down appeared, select the option of Remove Device.
5.      Now you need to again press the Windows + R option and then in the text box appeared, you need to type and enter the “DEVMGMT.MSC” and then hit the enter.
6.      Search and navigate to the option of printer queues, just right click on the printer you are having trouble with and then select and click on the option of Uninstall Device.
7.      Again press the Windows + R option and then in the text box appeared, you need to type and enter the “APPWIZ.CPL” and then hit the enter button and then all the applications related to your printer will become readily available in front of you. Right click on all of them one by one and just select the option of Uninstall for all the applications.
8.      Disconnect the printer with your system after performing the above steps ( wireless as well as wired ). Switch off all the following device then – Printer, System, Router.
9.      Wait for at least 10 minutes and then start connecting all the devices with each other again. Let the system install all the necessary drivers who were earlier reflecting as the Driver Is Unavailable.
10.  Navigate back to the control panel menu, right click on the printer you was having trouble with. From the drop down appeared, select the option of set it as default printer.

Implement the steps laid above and when the last step gets completed, give a test print from the system. Surely the problem of Printer Driver Is Unavailable will be gone permanently.

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