If you are prompted by “Printer offline” message, it means your PC cannot communicate with your printer. You cannot print any file then. Here in this tutorial, you’ll learn 4 tried-and-true methods to fix Printer Offline Issue on Windows 7. Read on and see how…
Method 1: Set the printer you used as default
1) Type printers in the search box from Start menu. Then click Devices and Printers from the top result.
2) Find your printer under Printers and Faxes. Right-click on it and tick on Set as default printer.
3) Try to print a file to see if it works.
Method 2: Disable Use Printer Offline feature
1) Follow the step 1) & 2) in Method 1 to locate your printer on your Windows 7 computer.
2) Right-click on your printer and choose See what’s printing.
3) On the pop-up window, tap on Printer. Then make sure Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
Method 3: Disable SNMP Status Eanbled feature
1) Follow the step 1) & 2) in Method 1 to locate your printer on your Windows 7 computer.
Right-click on it and choose Properties.
2) Click Configure Port… under Ports pane.
Then untick SNMP Status Enabled and click OK to save changes.
Method 4: Reinstall your printer software on Windows 7
If there’s any issues with your printer driver, your printer might also offline. In such case, try to reinstall or update your printer driver to solve the problem.
First, remove your printer software from Windows 7.
1) Follow the step 1) & 2) in Method 1 to locate your printer on your Windows 7 computer.
2) Right-click on your printer and choose Remove device.
Then, download the latest driver software from your printer manufacturer’s website, Like Brother, EPSON, HP, Dell, etc.
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That’s all there is to it.
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