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12-05-2018 04:54 AM
I had purchased this printer last year. However recently after reinstalling my Windows 10 and downloading the driver from HP website and reinstalling the driver, the option for choosing color doesn't appear. Also the pages are printed in various sizes. Can someone help me? Earlier I used to have an option for choosing color. Please see the images I have added.See the option of color is not there
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12-06-2018 03:16 AM
Greetings!
Welcome to the HP Community. This is a great place to get support, find answers and tips to your technical queries. I have reviewed your post and I understand, there's an issue with the printer settings.
Don't worry, I'm here to help!
Let's try these steps -
Step 1 HP Print and Scan Doctor -
Click on this link to download and run HP Print and Scan Doctor.
Step 2 Re-install the printer drivers -
1) In the search box, type and open "Uninstall a Program".
2) Look for HP Printer software.
3) Right-click to uninstall.
4) In the search box, type and open “Devices and printers”.
5) In the Devices and Printers, look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose “Delete” or “Remove Device”.
6) Open the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo.
7) Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between “printui.exe” and “/s”).
8) Click on the "Drivers" tab.
9) Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click “Remove” at the bottom.
10) Select Ok.
11) Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows.
12) Close Devices and Printers Once the software and drivers are removed.
13) Restart the computer.
14) Download and install the software and drivers from here.
If the issue still persists, try installing the built-in drivers. Refer to this document for steps.
Hope this helps!
Let me know how that goes.
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Asmita
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