The guide below is going to show how to first remove a printer in Windows 7, then how to remove a print driver in Windows 7, then a couple of troubleshooting steps if a print driver will not uninstall. Removing a Printer and Printer Driver in Windows 7

Fortunately our guide below can provide some solutions to the problems that you are having as you try to completely remove a printer from your Windows 7 computer. But it can also be a little more complicated than that, especially if the problem that you were having was related to a bad driver installation or a hidden file stuck in your print queue. Often this can be as simple as removing the device from Windows 7. Occasionally a printer will break, stop working, or get replaced, so you need to uninstall it from your computer.

A printer that was previously working perfectly may even start saying that it’s offline, such as described in this article. They have a lot of moving parts that need to be replaced, and they require constant replenishment of very expensive ink and toner.

Printers can be a source of problems for many computer users.

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