The experience is really frustrating when you have got something urgent to print and the time you begin printing, you come across the error of “printer is showing offline”. There can be manifold reasons that can cause the printer to show the “offline” status which may be internal or external.
You can follow the methods given below to change the status of the printer from ‘offline’ to ‘online’ in few easy steps. Be sure to carefully apply the following steps.
Restarting The Printer
The easiest and the most common way to fix the offline status is restarting both the PC and the printer. Wait for at least 30 seconds after you unplug the power cord, and then plug it back in again to see if it works.
Physical Printer And Cable Checks
- Check both ends of the USB cable firmly inserted in the printer and the computer.
- If the printer is on a network connection, then make sure that the Ethernet cable is firmly inserted.
- Check if there is any problem with the internet connection or make sure that printer is connected to the router.
- Try using a different cable to make sure the fault is not within the cable.
Setting The Printer ‘Online’ Manually
You can use the hack on the computer to fix offline printer windows 10.
- Go to start to go to the control panel, and then devices and printers.
- Right-click on the printer you are trying to fix, and click on see what’s printing.
- From the window that opens after that, click on the Printer from the menu bar at the top.
- Select the option of “Use Printer Online” from the drop down menu, and it’s done.
Remove All Pending Print Jobs
- From the section of the “See what’s printing” menu mentioned above, right-click and “Cancel” any print jobs left.
- After removing the print jobs, select “Use printer offline” again.
- If any print jobs remain, then you can simply restart your PC and printer.
Reinstalling the printer
Printer installation is another way to fix the ‘offline’ status.
- Right-click on the printer in the Devices and Printers section, and select the option of ‘Remove device.
- Now, you can add the printer again by clicking on the ‘Add a printer’ option from the Devices and Printers section.
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