I upgraded to Windows 11 and my printer, OfficeJet J45880 is not compatable with my new OS. Is there a generic driver

Windows 11 is not compatible. After upgrading to Win 11 my old printer an OfficeJet J45880 is not compatable with my new OS. Is there a generic driver available just for simple printing

you might want to check this reddit post to see if it helps.

You sure that's not an J4580?

Make sure printer is attached

open settings>bluetooth & devices>printers & scanners

click on add manually

select add a local printer or network printer with manual settings

underneath you'll see "the printer that i wan't isn't listed" - Add Manually

Select Add Manually

Select Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings

Hit next

Select Port (it'll be on a dropdown)

Hit next

A window will popup to choose a driver.

You probably won't see the driver here, click windows update button and it'll download a long list of drivers. (don't confuse this with the regular windows update process which is where I think the HP documentation is confusing)

Once that is done (it'll take a while) select "HP" for the manufacturer (don't select any of the Hewlett Packard variations)

Then scroll and scroll some more until you find HP Officejet J4500 Series

and proceed from there.

LenBerman said:

After upgrading to Win 11 my old printer an OfficeJet J45880 is not compatable with my new OS

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There's a simple solution for an HP Officejet J4580 All-in-One Printer in
driver for hp officejet j4580 on windows 11 - HP user forum
and another in
Drivers for HP Office jet J4580 - HP user forum


Best of luck,
Denis

LenBerman said:

my old printer an OfficeJet J45880 is not compatable with my new OS

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How were you made aware of this? Windows 10 drivers for a HP should work just fine, I would have thought.

Try the Windows HP App from the Microsoft Store.