Printer under the icons of the device names changed around without warning. Printer will not work now.

Names under icons of printer in the devices section exchanged around without warning. I can print is nothing more.

Hello

Please contact Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are facing the issue on the printer.

I will definitely help you with this.

Please provide information below.

1. you get any error message?

2. what exactly happen when you try to print?

3. don't you make changes to the pc before that?

I suggest you go through the below methods:

Method 1: Try to run the printer Troubleshooter:

  1. Press Windows + R key.

  2. Type of Panel, and press ENTER.

  3. Click on troubleshooting.

  4. In the left pane, click View all.

  5. In the list, click the printer and run the troubleshooter.

Method 2: Try the clean boot:

A clean boot is executed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This will eliminate the conflicts of software that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in 8.1 of Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. You can also troubleshoot or determine what conflict is causing the problem by performing a clean boot.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: See "how to reset the computer to start normally after a boot minimum troubleshooting" to prepare the computer to start as usual after a repair.

I hope this helps. Please post back with the State of the question and we will be happy to help you further.

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