This post explains how to use the Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter tool to fix Printer Name and Icon issues on Windows 11/10 PCs. Many users have recently reported an issue where an HP Smart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrey Popov/Getty Images Print spooler problems usually appear just after you try to send the print job to the printer and then ...

As a Windows user, one of the most frustrating things that can happen when you need a document printed is to run into a technical issue that stalls the process significantly. There are many possible ...

If you see Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem (0x800706b5) error while printing a document, we suggest you remove your printer from the ...

The computing industry is flooded with obscure technical terms like printer spooling. Spooling happens automatically in the background, and you might never notice this feature as long as it keeps ...

A colleague contacted me the other day with an odd problem: Microsoft Word 2003’s default paper size was stuck on A4. Every time he changed the paper-size default back to Letter, it reverted to A4 ...

I love technology, but I've never met a printer that I didn't want to throw into a fire. Between lots of moving parts and expensive ink refills, it's no surprise these must-have tools cause endless ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft disclosed an odd printer bug that was affecting some users of Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server products. Affected PCs were seeing an HP printer ...

QUESTION: My wireless printer stopped working; what troubleshooting tips can you suggest? ANSWER: Technology that communicates through a wireless network has become the de facto standard, but ...

Modern organizations rely far less on paper than they used to, but when workers do need paper, they can't afford any delays or errors. IT departments need to be able to resolve printing failures ...

In a recent Chaos Manner column, Jerry Pournelle told an interesting tale of a printer that, out of the blue, stopped printing. Who hasn’t been down that road. It certainly seems that Pournelle did ...