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Sometimes the reason is as simple as over- or underuse. Many people don’t use their inkjet printers often enough and this can lead to problems with dried-up ink blocking the nozzles. Overuse is less common than misuse: paper clips, hair bands, and even food can fall into printers and cause paper jams (and worse).
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If Windows10 Fax and Scan can’t detect scanners:
There are many reasons why your printer won’t print, so start with the basics such as checking to see whether there is an error message or warning light on the printer. Make sure there is paper in the tray( s), check the ink or toner cartridges aren’t empty, the USB cable is plugged in or the printer is connected to Wi-Fi. If it is a network or wireless printer, try using a USB cable instead. In our experience, some Wi-Fi printers are unreliable in terms of their connection. So it’s worth unplugging your printer and any power line network adapters it’s connected to, then turning everything back on again. We can use my printer as a fax machine but Printer Fax and Scan Problems<\/em> can also occurs during printing.
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Sometimes the reason a printer won’t print is that you’ve installed some software that has a ‘virtual’ printer and this has set itself as the default. When you hit Print, a file will be saved by this virtual printer instead of the document being sent to your physical printer.
To check this, open the Control Panel from the Start menu. Then go to Devices and Printers, right-click the correct printer to use, and set it as the default. (While you’re there, you can also ensure the printer’s status is set to Ready. If not, this could be the source of the problem.).
Next, make sure that the correct printer is selected in the program you are printing from.
Microsoft has a printing troubleshooter that can help to identify problems. Click the Fix it button, download and run the program, then follow the steps in the wizard.
You can also open the Control Panel, Devices, and Printers, right-click the printer icon, and select Troubleshoot. It doesn’t always help, but it’s worth trying.
To print from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, the printer must have Wi-Fi and also support Air Print. The list of Air Print printers is growing, but there are still a lot of printers, particularly older models, that don’t support it.
If you have a Mac with a printer attached, you can turn it into an Air Print printer using Handy Print. Printer Pro is an app for iOS devices that enables them to print to many wireless printers or a wired one attached to a PC or Mac.
Some Samsung phones, tablets, and printers are designed to work together and printing is straightforward. Samsung also has its own app for printing to its printers, including from iPhones.
To print from any Android phone or tablet to any PC-connected printer you can use Google Cloud Print. Printer Fax and Scan Problems also depend on the operating system.
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Run hardware troubleshooter.
Reinstall drivers.
Disable and re-enable Fax and Scan.
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