Solved Waiting for printer connection


PocahToo

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I recently replaced my network printer.

The previous one worked for many years without any problems and was my default windows printer. Like any other printer, though, it would go to sleep and occasionally I would even turn it off.

The new printer is a little different. If it's switched off, any application I start stalls and comes up with a message "waiting for printer connection". The only solution I have found is to set the default windows printer to something else.

Why is Windows so insistent that this new printer is on?

Does anyone know what might cause this?
 

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    Win11
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Very interestingly, I have realised this is a Windows problem and was introduced comparatively recently.

For some time I had noticed that certain applications were very slow to start and could delay (freeze) for ten seconds while powering up. I had always put this down to the applications (Photoshop is one of them).

Turns out that the problem happens with apps that have the ability to print, when the Windows default printer is offline.

The odd thing is that with my new printer the apps give an error message when the printer is offline, but previously they did not.

Whatever the cause of this, a partial solution is to set the Windows default printer to Microsoft PDF.

It's a bit of a pain, because you have to change the printer every time you go to print something, but probably better until someone finds a real solution.

I'm going to mark this as fixed even though the fix is only partial.
 

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System One

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    Win11
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    PC/Desktop
Go to settings > Bluetooth and devices > printers and right click your printer > select Printer Properties > Ports tab

What type of port is it connected with?

Also - settings - search for advanced sharing and click only result - uncheck automatically set up network devices
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
Go to settings > Bluetooth and devices > printers and right click your printer > select Printer Properties > Ports tab

What type of port is it connected with?

Also - settings - search for advanced sharing and click only result - uncheck automatically set up network devices

It says a WSD port. Whatever that is. The old printer is the same, except it has a different port number.
 

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    Win11
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    PC/Desktop
I just tested it again, by the way, and setting the Default to the new printer and the problem immediately returns once the printer switches itself off.

I have confirmed that the power-up delay of the application is down to the printer being switched off.
 

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    Win11
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    PC/Desktop
It says a WSD port. Whatever that is. The old printer is the same, except it has a different port number.
It’s trash is what it is lol. Is your printer on your LAN? If so create a new TCP/IP port for it
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10 and 11 make automatically default the last printer used. You can override this and make a specific printer default if you click the Make Default button in Settings, Bluetooth and Devices, Printers and Scanners. You must first switch off the "Let Windows manage my default printer" at the bottom.

However, I think this is another case of access rights. In some past update they changed the way the computer is authorized and allow to print to a network or shared printer. There are a couple of error codes when you try to connect and fails. See this thread how to fix it:

 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
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    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
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    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
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    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
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    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
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    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
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    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
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    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
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    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
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    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
I don't think creating a new TCP/IP port will help, if there is am access rights issue, but if he wants to do it, he has to expand the printer and click on Printer properties. Then go to the Ports tab, click Add port and select Standard TCP/IP port. Click on New port to proceed, next, and put the IP address on both fields (see printer's Network settings). Once the port is created, click on it and check its box to select it. Try to print. If it doesn't print due to access rights, see my previous post to resolve it.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
I don't think creating a new TCP/IP port will help, if there is am access rights issue, but if he wants to do it, he has to expand the printer and click on Printer properties. Then go to the Ports tab, click Add port and select Standard TCP/IP port. Click on New port to proceed, next, and put the IP address on both fields (see printer's Network settings). Once the port is created, click on it and check its box to select it. Try to print. If it doesn't print due to access rights, see my previous post to resolve it.
Wsd = web services for devices. This continuously broadcasts on the network so it keeps trying to pick up the signal from the printer. I’ve always used ip connection and never had that “accessing printer” dialog come up on my pc
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
7Wsd = web services for devices. This continuously broadcasts on the network so it keeps trying to pick up the signal from the printer. I’ve always used ip connection and never had that “accessing printer” dialog come up on my pc



Ah, I kind of blew it. Sorry.

Initially I allowed Windows to set up the ports and it selected to use WSD.

So, now, I implemented a new port that dacrone suggested, but being lazy, I just did it using the latest installation from Canon. It created a Standard TCP/IP port and if there were any issues with rights, of course it sorted them out, so we will never know if it was a rights issue or not.

However, the solution works. The delays have disappeared in the apps.

One question, though, is that the IP of the printer is given as 192.168.1.73.

That's obviously what the router gave the printer, do I need to make this static in the printer?
 

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  • OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Do a little test. Restart the router and see if the printer gets the same IP. If it changes every time the router restarts (such as when there is a power outage), then I would manually assign a specific IP port from the printer settings. No need to mess with the router settings which on some ISP provided models are not that obvious. Yes, I have seen some models that you have to dig around to find out how to access a specific advanced setting, nightmare. So go on the printer network settings and change from DHCP to manual. Then put 192.168.1.73 for its IP, 255.255.255.0 as network mask and 192.168.1.1 as the gateway and DNS server. That's it, a little effort to do it from the printer's panel, but it will save you having to guess the new IP and reconfigure the TCP/IP port every time you have a power outage or simply the router is stuck and you have to switch if off and back on. Same when you want to switch off the printer to save power and is assigned a new IP when you switch it back on.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
Reading what you have said, I am pretty sure I will have to make it static. I will see what happens over the next few days, then, probably, dive in to the printer manual to find out where the IP setting is!
 

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  • OS
    Win11
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    PC/Desktop
It should not be that difficult, find settings (usually a tool icon), then network and then TCP/IP. You can also type the IP address of the printer in your browser and do it from the web interface.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4

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