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‎09-10-2026 12:40 PM

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Product: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw

Good afternoon,

I am sure this has been asked a thousand times, but at this point I don't know if this is just a Driver issue, Windows 11 issue, or both of them combined.  One thing I do know is I have UnInstalled / ReInstalled, Removed and Added so many times that I feel like I am about to go plum crazy!
One thing that I think would help me is if I knew what to choose under "Select your software and drivers below"; why are there so many??  Which one do I want:

 

Driver-Universal Print Driver (3)

Driver-Universal Scan Driver (4)

Installation Software and Driver-Includes print, scan, latest features, and solutions (1)

Installation Software and Full/Basic Driver-Supports print and scan functionality only (2)

Printer Firmware-Keeps your printer updated with latest fixes (1)

Software (2)

Update (1)

Utility-Universal Print Driver (1)

 

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated as I am in desperate need of my printer and could use all the help I can get!

Thanks so much and I hope you all are having a fantastic day!

 

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