Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMicrosoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down111
arrow-up1486arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squareVerdant Banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoeven on other operating systems HP requires software to be installed before printer will work even cups on apple or linux will not connect to hp printers you have to use the hp software which is bundled with some distributions of linux been an issue for a good bit now https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/binary_plugin.html
minus-squareaveryfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months agoThis is why no one should ever buy an HP printer
even on other operating systems HP requires software to be installed before printer will work
even cups on apple or linux will not connect to hp printers you have to use the hp software which is bundled with some distributions of linux
been an issue for a good bit now
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/binary_plugin.html
This is why no one should ever buy an HP printer