Windows 10 is a pretty solid operating system, especially when many of us upgraded to it for free during the first year. But of course, nothing is perfect.
One common problem with such upgrades, however, is printer support. Windows 10 should have warned you if it wasn’t going to support your printer before you installed it, but even supported models may not work smoothly after an upgrade. New operating systems don’t always include drivers for old printers and manufacturers don’t always provide updated drivers in a timely fashion.
If you don’t see your printer listed in the main window, try to contact Dell printer customer service phone number and click the Add a printer or scanner option and wait while Windows tries to detect your printer — make sure it’s connected to your PC and switched on.
You’ll then see five different options, four of which are four adding a printer that’s shared over a network. If you need to do this, Dell printer customer support phone number will assume you know how to continue from this point, since setting up network sharing in the first place is the trickiest part of this process.
So instead Dell printer helpline number will focus on adding a ‘local’ printer — one that’s directly connected to the computer you’re using. Select the first My printer is a little older. Help me find it. option and click Next. Windows 10 will search your PC again for connected printers and, hopefully, detect yours and install it.
One common problem with such upgrades, however, is printer support. Windows 10 should have warned you if it wasn’t going to support your printer before you installed it, but even supported models may not work smoothly after an upgrade. New operating systems don’t always include drivers for old printers and manufacturers don’t always provide updated drivers in a timely fashion.
Step 1: Open the Printers control panel
The first step in troubleshooting a printer problem is to use Windows 10’s own troubleshooting tools. Search for printers in the Windows 10 Search box and select Devices and Dell Printers from the list of results. This will open the Devices and Printers Control Panel pane.Step 2: Troubleshoot a connected printer
Look in the window for your printer — it might be listed under Printers or Unspecified, If it’s there, right-click it and choose Troubleshoot from the menu that appears. Follow the on-screen instructions for troubleshooting the printer, but be prepared for this to not work — it won’t always.Step 3: Check if your printer is installed
If Windows 10 troubleshooting doesn’t work, or if Windows 10 hasn’t detected your printer then contact Dell printer support phone number, the next step is to check whether or not it’s been installed. Click Start and go to Settings - Devices - Printers & scanners.If you don’t see your printer listed in the main window, try to contact Dell printer customer service phone number and click the Add a printer or scanner option and wait while Windows tries to detect your printer — make sure it’s connected to your PC and switched on.
Step 4: Tell Windows 10 to search for an older printer
If your printer is detected, just follow any on-screen instructions to install it — Windows will download and install any necessary drivers automatically. If it isn’t listed, inform the Dell printer support phone number click The printer that I want isn’t listed option.You’ll then see five different options, four of which are four adding a printer that’s shared over a network. If you need to do this, Dell printer customer support phone number will assume you know how to continue from this point, since setting up network sharing in the first place is the trickiest part of this process.
So instead Dell printer helpline number will focus on adding a ‘local’ printer — one that’s directly connected to the computer you’re using. Select the first My printer is a little older. Help me find it. option and click Next. Windows 10 will search your PC again for connected printers and, hopefully, detect yours and install it.
Step 5: Install the printer manually
If you still have no success, you’ll need to install the printer manually and you’ll need the appropriate driver for this. Here are some links to driver download pages for most common makes of printer:- Dell printer