Client unable to download driver printer

 · We have multiple of the same model printer deployed on our windows print server with the same driver version. All of the sudden, one of them says "Needs new driver" on workstations. When you go to print to it, it prompts you to download a new driver from the print server.  · It shouldn't be a connectivity issue because I can add a shared printer from our Server R2 print server across the WAN (NO problem). Also, if I install the print driver manually on the client, and then connect to the shared printer over the WAN, it completes successfully, so it's just the driver that won't install over the WAN. Make sure your printer is on and connected to your PC. Open Start Settings Devices Printers scanners. Select the name of the printer, and then choose Remove device. To reinstall the printer, select Add a printer or scanner and then select the name of the printer you want to add. If Windows doesn’t automatically find a new driver after the printer is added, look for one on the device Missing: client.

Now navigate back to the Services tab and Start the "Printer Spooler" service. Also, remember to keep the startup type as "Automatic". Now try installing the drivers for your printer again. Solution 3: Updating your Printer Drivers Manually and Automatically. We can try updating the Printer driver manually and check if this solves the. This policy allows non-administrators to install printer drivers when connecting a shared network printer (the printer's driver downloaded from the print-server host). Then you can set the policy value to Disable, any unprivileged user can install a printer driver as a part of a shared printer connection to a computer. Download the HP diagnostic tool for printers and scanners (HP Print and Scan Doctor) Install the application. Start "HP Print and Scan Doctor" and select your HP printer model in the Welcome screen. Click Fix Printing. If you see a white check mark, it means the issue is resolved. If you see a red cross, it means the issue is not solved.

Test the Policy to Allow Users to Install Printer Drivers. It remains to test the policy on client computers (requires restart). After rebooting and applying Group Policy settings, users will be allowed to install printer drivers without Admin permissions. Tip. After installing the update KB, released on J, in order to successfully install the printer, the printer driver must meet the following requirements. Reboot the client, open bltadwin.ru, Expand MachineName, Drivers, find "Microsoft enhanced Point and Print compatibility driver", right click, Remove Driver Package. I'd reboot the client once more, then attempt to add the printer back. On the Printer Driver Selection page, click the Windows Update button to download the list of drivers that are available on Windows Update, and then select the make and model of your printer. More Information.