: Keep the printer's USB cable unplugged from your PC until the installer specifically prompts you to connect it.

: Restart the Print Spooler service by typing services.msc in the Windows search bar, finding Print Spooler , right-clicking it, and selecting Restart .

Sometimes the standard installer fails on Windows 11. Use this manual method instead: the downloaded driver folder .

If the standard Setup.exe fails, you may need to use compatibility mode: Right-click on inside the extracted folder. Select Properties > Compatibility tab.

Click and browse to the extracted folder. Navigate to x64 > Driver and select the .INF file.

Check and select Windows 8 or Windows 10 . Click Apply and then run the installer as an Administrator. Step 4: Manual Installation (If Auto-Setup Fails)