If you have a printer hooked up to your company laptop via a USB cable but are unable to print, there are several potential solutions. Not all printer issues like these are related to connection ...

If you’ve been unable to print to a USB printer with Windows 10, it’s not just you: Microsoft is currently wrestling with a bug under that exact scenario. Microsoft first acknowledged the bug on July ...

Printer-maker Brother has confirmed that its devices are facing issues related to connections via USB on Microsoft's shiny new Windows 11 OS. The firm has noted the following problems that its ...

Computers and their peripherals specialize in Murphy's Law: the greater your need for their services, the greater the likelihood of their uncooperative behavior. A USB printer can't output your ...

The issue, which affects Windows 10 version 1903 and newer, can happen when users connect a printer via USB and then shut down Windows and disconnect or shut off the printer. "When you start Windows ...

Printers: Can’t live with them, can’t nuke them. You could always toss a misbehaving inkjet or laser out the window, but where would that leave you? Truth be told, we need our printers, despite their ...

Microsoft's emergency update, which included a fix for the so-called PrintNightmare print-spooler problem, has the unexpected side-effect of causing a problem with some printers. The PrintNightmare ...

In this scenario, if a user shutdown Windows while the USB printer is connected or directly disconnects the printer, then it will not be available in the list of printer ports when reconnected or when ...

How many watts can a USB port actually output? The answer depends on your cable and protocol. Here is the ultimate guide to ...

More on FireWire issues Yesterday we provided extensive coverage of an issue where users experience a loss of FireWire drive functionality after updating to Mac OS X 10.3.6. To recap, the most viable ...

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