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Trying to find an answer to my problem online and can't. Since Flash Player is no longer available how can I get the HP Solution Center to work without it? Or do I need to just purchase a new printer?

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@jt112 wrote:

Trying to find an answer to my problem online and can't. Since Flash Player is no longer available how can I get the HP Solution Center to work without it? Or do I need to just purchase a new printer?




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Flash Player is permanently disabled as of 12-Jan-2021.

 

The HP Solution center software is based on Flash:

https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html

 

A couple of scanning solutions:

 

 

HP Scan and Capture - Microsoft Store (formally Windows Store) - Requires Windows 8 or higher

 

Example

Scan_and_Capture_Document-Photo_Settings_1Scan_and_Capture_Document-Photo_Settings_1

 

and

What else?

@ShlomiL has recommended that HP Scan Extended apparently still works for scanning.

 

Caveat:  HPSE is perhaps dependent on the Full Feature Software (previously "HP Solution Center") - if you uninstall the solution center after uninstalling Flash, you might not be able to reinstall it (since the old Solution Center depends on Flash). ??

 

 

HP Scan Extended

  • Download-Save-Install >  HP Scan Extended 
  • HPSE is a subset an older Full Feature Software suite. 
  • HPSE features are very similar to the HP Scan Software released after 2015.
  • Although HPSE appears to be a separate software, HPSE is dependent on the infrastructure provided by the Full Feature Software.  The Full Feature Software for your printer should be installed before installing and using HPSE.
  • OPTIONAL:  Add HP Scan Extended shortcut to Taskbar / Send to Desktop / Pin to Start
    • Open File Explorer > Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Scan Extended\bin
    • Right-Click HPScan.exe > Select Pin to Taskbar
    • Right-Click HPScan.exe > Select Send to Desktop (Create a Shortcut)
    • Right-Click HPScan.exe > Select Pin to Start

 

  • HP Scan Extended features include (and are not limited to): Single, Multiple scans, Image and PDF scans, Email as PDF / JPEG, Source selection, Page Size choices include Auto-Detect (extracts image / document boundary).  Might include OCR (Save as Editable Text).

 

 

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