The December 2023 Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool is available for all affected Windows versions, and it will remove all references to the phantom HP LaserJet model (as long as you ...

Regardless of the printer manufacturer, the printers are renamed HP printers. Most are named HP LaserJet M101-M106, and the printer icon may also change.

Find the Windows printer queue On a Windows PC, there are three easy ways to open the printer queue and clear up documents that won’t print: Find Windows printer queue with the printer notification.

Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter tool fixes Printer Name, Icons, Metadata and other printer configuration issues on Windows 11/10 PC.

Microsoft has released a new troubleshooter tool to fix an issue where the HP Smart app would automatically install on Windows after renaming all printers to HP LaserJet M101-M106.

Microsoft will no longer provide new drivers from printer manufacturers via Windows Update starting in 2025, the company has announced. Microsoft says doing so will make Windows 11 even more secure.

Microsoft can't make HP stop bricking your cartridges, but it plans to make printer drivers less terrible. In the coming years, Windows 11 will do away with third-party printer drivers, moving to ...

Microsoft's phase-out of printer-specific third-party drivers is mostly a lagging indicator of where printers have already been going; most current print-and-scan devices support Mopria, and IPP ...