Printer Compatibility Issues happen at the time when you need your printer the most. Suppose you have kept your printer on automatic updates. You sleep at night and when you wake up in the morning and try to print some document the printer is not connecting with the computer because of a software change. Use this step-by-step guide to fix this annoying issue and get your printer compatible with your computer
Step 1– Open the control panel of the Windows computer and click on the “Devices” section.
Step 2– On the left side of the screen, you will be able to see a list of options, click on the “Printers & scanners” option.
Step 3– Select the printer with printer compatibility issues and click on it once.
Step 4– Click on the “Remove Device” option to remove the printer.
Step 5– Click on the “yes” option when the window gives you a warning message about the deletion of the device.
Step 6– Click on the “Add a printer” option
Step 7– Once you see your printer, click on it once.
Step 8– Click on the “Add device” option.
Method 2- Updating printer drivers
Most of the compatibility issues with the printers are caused by to printer driver not being updated. To fix the Windows 11 printer compatibility issue, you need to update the driver of the printer
Step 1– Open Google Chrome and head to the official website of the printer brand you are using. We have taken the example of Canon. You should go to the website of whatever brand you are using.
Step 2– The printer driver for any printer brand can be found in the support section. Click on the “Support” menu and then select the “Software & Drivers” option.
Step 3– Select your printer model in the next step. You can also directly search for your printer model and then select it.
Step 4– Choose “Windows” as the operating system and then select Windows 11 if you have a Windows 11 printer compatibility issue.
Step 5– Click on the “Download” button to download the latest driver. Install the driver after the download is complete.
After you have completed both methods, restart your computer and check whether printer compatibility issues are solved or not. If the compatibility issues are not fixed, you can call Printer Touch and get it fixed now.