I recently replaced my network printer.
The previous one worked for many years without any problems and was my default windows printer. Like any other printer, though, it would go to sleep and occasionally I would even turn it off.
The new printer is a little different. If it's switched off, any application I start stalls and comes up with a message "waiting for printer connection". The only solution I have found is to set the default windows printer to something else.
Why is Windows so insistent that this new printer is on?
Does anyone know what might cause this?
The previous one worked for many years without any problems and was my default windows printer. Like any other printer, though, it would go to sleep and occasionally I would even turn it off.
The new printer is a little different. If it's switched off, any application I start stalls and comes up with a message "waiting for printer connection". The only solution I have found is to set the default windows printer to something else.
Why is Windows so insistent that this new printer is on?
Does anyone know what might cause this?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
