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‎01-30-2021 05:10 AM

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Product: Color LaserJet Pro MFP M181fw
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

How can i perform a factory reset without knowing the password?

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‎01-30-2021 06:58 AM

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Turn the printer OFF, press and hold left arrow (<-)  and cancel (X), turn printer ON, keep <- and X pressed until printer shows Permanent storage initialization message, that should reset the printer.




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