Can’t add a printer on your Windows 11/10 PC due to the Windows can’t open Add Printer error? Printer errors are common and this is another one of many.

Fix Operation could not be completed (error 0x800f0214),The specified path does not contain any applicable device INFs printer error.

The next thing you can try to fix printer-related problems is uninstalling and reinstalling the machine. Here's how to remove it from your list of devices on Windows: ...

Windows 10 update KB5014666 was designed to help with bugs, but Microsoft reveals it's throwing a wrench in the works for USB connected printers ...

Microsoft has released a troubleshooter tool to fix an issue where the HP Smart app would automatically install on Windows systems after renaming all printers to HP LaserJet M101-M106.

So, naturally, the culprit was in fact a Windows Update. Indeed, Microsoft has added a new item to the list of known issues in Windows 10, version 21H1, and it has to do with USB-connected printers.

Microsoft’s most recent update was meant to fix Windows incorrectly labeling printers, but it appears to have introduced new problems.

If you're a Windows 10 user who downloaded and installed the KB5014666 update, released on June 28, 2022, you might notice that your USB-connected printer can no longer print anything.

In one of the more bizarre bugs to come out this year, a number of users saw their printers renamed to “HP Laserjet M101-M106” with the latest Windows update…regardless of whatever brand or ...