How to Find & Delete All HP Printer Drivers

Every computer peripheral requires a software driver to function properly. Drivers let the Windows operating system communicate with a peripheral and access its features. Hewlett Packard bundles driver software with its line of inkjet and laser jet printers. You can remove Hewlett Packard's driver software if you no longer intend to use the printer with your computer. The procedure for locating and removing a Hewlett Packard printer driver is the same regardless of the model you own.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and then "Control Panel." Click "Devices and Printers" under "Control Panel."

2. Click the arrow next to "Printers and Faxes" to expand the list of installed printers. Locate the Hewlett Packard printers you want to remove.

3. Right-click on each Hewlett Packard printer and click "Remove." Click "Yes" when asked "Are you sure you want to remove this device?" Windows will uninstall the Hewlett Packard printer driver. The printer will disappear from the "Printers and Faxes" list. Restart your computer if prompted by Windows to complete the driver uninstall process.

4. Insert the driver installation disk for each printer if you have trouble uninstalling the driver through Windows control panel. Click the Windows "Start" button and then "Computer." Double-click the disk drive and then open the "Uninstall" folder. Double-click "Force_uni" and click "Yes" when asked if you want to uninstall the printer. Restart the computer when the uninstall process completes.

Tips & Warnings

• Disconnect the printer from the computer before uninstalling the driver.

References

• HP: Uninstalling or Removing the Printer Driver in Windows 7
• HP: Uninstalling the Product Software
• Microsoft: Add or Remove a Printer