Printer shows offline on Windows
1 min readUpdated Oct 2026Home and Wi-Fi
Windows loses track of the printer after a router restart. Two minutes to put it back.
- 1Open Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Printers & scanners and pick the printer.
- 2If it says Offline, choose Remove device, then Add device and let Windows find it again on the network.
- 3Still offline? Turn the printer off, wait ten seconds, turn it on, and check it has an IP address on the same Wi-Fi as the PC.
- 4If it comes back and drops again, the router is handing it a new address each time — a work order fixes that in one session.
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