- 1). Attach the printer to your computer with a USB cable. Power on your printer and watch the bottom right corner of your screen to see if your computer can install drivers for the printer.
- 2). Restart your computer. Geekgirls suggests restarting your printer and your PC to see if your PC will recognize the printer on boot-up.
- 3). Search for printer drivers. The official website for your printer will have specific drivers available. Enter in the model number of your printer and locate the correct drivers.
- 4). Download and install the printer drivers. Restart your computer. Once the computer has restarted power on the printer.
- 5). Search for "printers" in Windows using the Windows search box if your drivers still aren't installed. You may also use the start menu to select the "control panel" and locate the "printers" icon. Click on the printers icon. Near the top of the printers menu, click the icon that says "add a printer."
- 6). Connect your computer to the Internet. Microsoft printer wizard will now guide you through the process of connecting a printer. The printer wizard helps locate and install generic drivers that can better help your computer recognize your printer.
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