20 Error Code HP Printer
HP Printers are the best options for homes, home offices and offices. These are stylish, affordable printers that are used to print and scan vibrant photos, texts and to do many other creative projects for official, education and other purposes. However, in spite of being a reputed brand, the HP printers are not short of its technical defaults. One basic problem that users face while using the HP printer is the printer errors, which are of different types, represented by codes, which are for different causes.
One common HP printer error is error code 20. You get to see the message “Printer Not Activated – Error Code 20” when printing. Let us know in this article why HP Printer Error Code occurs and how to resolve the issue.
Cause of HP printer error 20
The main causes of HP printer error 20 are as follows:
- You have set the wrong printer as the default printer or
- Your printer driver is missing or
- There are issues or conflicts in the device manager
Troubleshooting Steps HP Printer Error 79.416520
How to Solve HP printer error code 20?
Method 1: Check if the default printer is the correct one or not.
- Go to Start
- Click Printers and Faxes
- Open Printers folder
- Now, check if your printer has a check mark next to it or not. If yes, this means that your default printer is the correct one.
- If your HP printer does not have a tick mark next to it, then right-click the HP printer icon that you are using
- Click “Set as Default Printer”.
- Click Print Test Page
- If it prints, it means the problem is resolved.
- If not, then you have to try Method 2.
Method 2: Disconnect the USB cable and reinstall the USB Composite Device
- Go to Start
- Type Run
- Type devmgmt.msc
- Click Enter
- Open the Device Manager Window
- Search Universal Serial Bus Controllers
- Click the plus sign (+) next to it
- Right click USB Composite Device
- Click Uninstall
- Click OK
- Remove the USB cable from the computer
- Wait for few seconds
- Reconnect the USB cable
- Now search for the Found New Hardware wizard
- Follow the guidelines to install the drivers
- Right-click your HP printer icon
- Click Print Test Page
- Close all windows
- Now, print
- If this does not work, move over to Method 3
Method 3: Reinstall the HP Software
- Uninstall the HP software as per instructions given
- Reinstall the HP software as per instructions given
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