When I hit print a little box pops up that says "Printer in error code."

[Jonnay]

I bought the printer new and hooked it up and it worked fine. Then one day when I hit print an error box popped up that said "Printer in Error Mode." I have no clue what that means, or how to fix it, but I need my printer to work. It won't print anything at all now. I just get the error message.

[sandytechy20]

@Jonnay

Welcome to the HP support community.

I understand and that you are getting "Printer in error code" messages while printing, I am glad to assist you.

This seems to be a driver issue, follow these steps to fix it:-

Perform root level uninstallation to remove all the printer related software's.

• In Windows, search for and open Programs and Features.
• Select your HP printer.
• Select Uninstall.
• In Windows, search for and open Devices and Printers.
• In the Devices and Printers window look for your HP Printer. If you see it listed, right-click on it and choose "Delete" or "Remove Device.”
• Open up the run command with the "Windows Key + R" key combo.
• Type printui.exe /s and click OK.
• Click on Drivers tab.
• Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it click on it and click Remove at the bottom.
• Select OK.
• Remove all instances of the same.
• Select Apply and OK on the Print Server Properties windows.
• Close Devices and Printers. 
• Restart the PC again.

Download and install the printer driver using the HP Smart app

Click here to download the HP Smart app

Let me know how it goes.

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Cheers.