Will my HP Deskjet 2540 All-In-One Printer work with Windows 11?

[LarsNorth]

Will my HP Deskjet 2540 All-In-One Printer work with Windows 11? Each time I try to print (After installing the new Windows 11 OS) I get an error message stating that this printer is offline. When I run the HP Smart troubleshooting app, it tells me that I  should turn on the printer. In all cases it was already turned on. There  seems to be some incompatibility issue here.

[sandytechy20]

@LarsNorth

Welcome to the HP support community.

I am glad to assist you with the printer offline errors, follow these steps to fix the issue.

Use HP Print and Scan Doctor to fix connectivity and printing issues.

Download HP Print and Scan Doctor.

1. Run HPPSdr.exe from the download location on your computer.

2. Once HP Print and Scan Doctor opens, click Start, and then select your printer.

   • If your printer is not in the list, turn it off and on, and then click Retry.

   • If there is a connection problem, follow the instructions in HP Print and Scan Doctor.

3. If a screen prompts you to turn on printer updates, click Yes.

4. If a screen prompts you to make your printer the default printer, click Yes.

5. Try to print.

.Assign a manual IP address to manually connect the printer.

Find the printer IP address to assign it manually.

1. Press the Wireless button and the Start Copy Black button from the printer control panel at the same time.

Setting a Static IP Address

Once you know your printer’s IP address from the page you printed, entering it is pretty easy. Here’s what you do:

1. Run your Web browser.
2. In the Web browser’s address bar, type the IP address of your printer and press Enter. Assuming you entered the right address, the HP printer control panel should appear.
3. Click the Networking tab.
4. Under Connections, click Wireless.
5. Under IP Address Configuration, click Manual IP.
6. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway in the appropriate boxes.
7. Click Apply.

You can try steps 2 and steps 4 in this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

Let me know how it goes.

If this helps, please mark the public post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.