Printer driver not available at Windows 11; need reasonable generic driver

[SteveWoz1]

I have an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw

Just bought a new HP Spectre with Windows 11 and printer no longer works.

Need a reasonable generic printer driver that will restore printing functionality

[Echo_Lake]

@SteveWoz1

Thank you for posting on the HP Support Community.
 

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, I did go through the printer driver page and found out this printer is limited to the Windows 10 OS as of now. 

Let's try these steps to resolve the issue: 

Root level uninstall and reinstall printer drivers: 

• Go to Control panel – Programs and feature – Select all the HP LaserJet printer entries and uninstall them.
• Now go to Control panel – Devices and printer – Select all the printer entries and remove the device.
• Then press the "windows key" + "r" to get the "Run" window open - Type "printui.exe /s" and press enter.
• Under print server properties, go to drivers - remove any entry there as well.
• Again, go to run window, type – “c:/programdata” – Go to Hewlett Packard folder, remove any printer related folders & files.

To reinstall, click here.

• If the issue continues, uninstall and reinstall printer Basic drivers from the link: Click here
• If the issue still continues, install using Using the Windows Built-in Print Driver: Click here

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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