How to Fix HP Printer in Error State Windows 10

After upgrading to Windows 10, your HP Printer may stop working and display a message indicating that ‘Printer is in Error State’. This error creates troubles in the functioning of the printer and stops the users from printing their document. Just imagine, you have some important meeting after an hour and you need to print some important files. You turn on your device and it is displaying a notification that ‘Printer is in Error State’.What will you do at that moment? Well! There is no need to get panic, you can follow a simple guidelines for HP Printer Troubleshooting Windows 10 that can help you to get rid of this error state. Have a look at the below-mentioned steps to fix the error.

Use a device Manager to fix the Error State

Certain changes in the Port Settings via Device Manager can help you to fix the problem. Here are the steps to follow:

• Press ‘Windows + R’ key from your keyboard and type devmgmt.msc in the ‘Run’ dialog box. Click the enter button. 
• On the Device manager Windows, select ‘View’ menu and choose an option - Show Hidden Device from the dropdown list. 
• Expand the ports ( COM and LPT) category and then right click ‘Printer Port’. Choose the ‘Properties’ option. 
• On the properties dialog box of Printer Port (LPT1), open the ‘Port Settings’ tab and choose ‘ Use any interrupt assigned to the port’ option. Check the box named ‘Enable Legacy Plug and Play Detection’ box. 
• Tap on Ok and save the changes. Close the Device Manager. 
• Now, restart your Windows 10 device and continue with your printing process. 

These steps will definitely help you in HP Printer Troubleshooting Windows 10. But, your error still exists, contact the experts for printer support.