A printer driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with a real printer that may be attached to your computer or another computer on your network. When you buy a printer, it usually comes with a collection of CDs that include the software required to finish the setup procedure.

HP printers demand that you install the most recent printer driver in order for the printer to function properly. If you just updated from a previous version of Windows, your printer driver may have worked with the prior version but may not have worked well or at all with Windows 10.