my hp 7525 printer won't connect wirelessly

[ddbbfrye]

My HP 7525 All in One printer use to connect wirelessly but now it won't. I have tried some archived instructions and they didn't work. Anyone find a solution?

[Jeet_singh]

@ddbbfrye,

Thank you for posting your query on HP Community,

Let’s start by performing a network power drain. Follow the steps below:

Turn off all the devices connected on your network including the PC, Smartphones, printer, modem (if present) and router. Make sure all the devices in the network are turned off / unplugged.

Wait for 2-3 minutes.

Now turn on the modem if present. Wait till all the lights are steady and idle.

Then turn on the router. Again wait for a couple of minutes so that the lights are all steady.

Then turn on the PC and other devices.

Use HP Print and Scan Doctor to check connectivity

Download a special version of HP Print and Scan Doctor specifically created to help with printer offline conditions.

1. Download HP Print and Scan Doctor.

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

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

   • If your printer in 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.

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

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

6. Try to print. If the printer remains offline, continue to the next step.

If the issue persists, I would suggest here is to restore the printer to the network defaults and then try to connect the printer to the network: 

From the Home screen on the printer display, touch the Wireless icon.

Use the arrow mark and scroll down to Restore Network Defaults

Follow the onscreen the instructions to restore the printer to network defaults. 

Once done, restart the printer. 

Now run the wireless setup wizard on the printer to connect to the network: 

To connect the product with the Wireless Setup Wizard

1. Write down your network name (SSID) and WEP key or WPA passphrase.

2. Start Wireless Setup Wizard.

a. From the Home screen on the printer display, touch the Wireless icon.

b. On the Wireless summary screen, touch Settings and then touch Wireless Setup Wizard.

3. Connect to wireless network. ▲ Select your network from the list of detected networks.

4. Follow prompts

You may uninstall the printer from the root level and then reinstall it by following the steps below: 

• Press “Windows key” + “r” to get the “Run” window.
• Type "services.msc" to get Services – Go to “Print spooler” – Right-click and “Stop” the service.
• Now again open "Run" - Type “spool” and ok - Go to PRINTERS folder - delete everything in that folder.
• Go to services again - Start the print spooler.
• Now check for issue resolution.
• If the issue persists, also try clean installing the printer drivers. Here are the steps:
• First, unplug the USB cable from the printer if present.
• Go to Control panel – Programs and feature – Select all the HP Photosmart printer entries and uninstall them.
• Now go to Control panel – Devices and printer – Select all the printer entries and remove the device.
• Press the "windows key" + "r" to get the "Run" window open - Type "printui.exe /s" (There is a space between .exe & /) and press enter.
• Under print server properties, go to drivers - remove any entry there as well.
• Again, go to the Run window, type – “c:/programdata” – Go to Hewlett Packard folder, remove any printer related folders & files.
• Restart your computer.
• Please click here to download and install the software.
• Connect the USB cable if prompted and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

For more details, please use this support document for - HP Printers - Changing from a USB to a Wireless Connection

Here's the Instructions for you through a video - Click here

Let me know how it goes!

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