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Since updating Windows 11 on my laptop, my Epson printer will not print, but laptop can find printer. Documents print from my mobile so I know it is not the printer. Drivers up to date on printer; no pending Windows updates.
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I performed a clean installation of Windows 11, but it didn't help. I still can't connect to the printer during the Epson driver installation, even though the computer can see it on the network. I'm fed up with this. Let me remind you that everything works fine on the second laptop with Windows 10.
Thanks for the reply but it seems like everyone is having different problems. I had to stop the print spooler, clear the windows 32 files, restart the spooler & change the net port. The problem has finally be totally resolved. Before I did all this, it would print the test page but nothing else.
Hope you find a proper solution too.
Same. I have Windows 11 Pro installed (fully up to date) and an Epson Stylus Photo P50.
If my PC is on and I turn the printer on. Windows tells me it is idle. If I then try to print I get an error in Windows and no print.
If I then reboot the PC (leaving the printer on). Once I log back in the printer will start printing the document.
The only solution I have found is to turn on the printer BEFORE turning on the PC. Then the printer works.
This is a recent occurrence though. It used to work that I could turn on the printer after the Windows was up and running and just print stuff. :(
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I have an Epson ET-4760 - I have done everything in this entire thread - twice - and the printer still won't print although it still works with my old Windows 10 laptop just fine. Please advise which windows update is related to printer so I can uninstall it.
