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HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with sticker (yiffit.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Best trick in the book is to download the Windows 7 version of the drivers or software package as it is all prior to this cloud BS. Install that in your windows 10 or 11 and it will all work as intended.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I just learned how to manually install PCL5 from the "Professionals ONLY!" Section of their driver download page.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Best trick is to not buy HP.

[–] 0xC4aE1e5 1 points 1 year ago

He's using a Mac, they can't run Windows 7 drivers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Or just use linux with CUPS and you never have to let hp install spyware on your computer.