If you are using an HP wireless printer and it is not printing in color, there are three possible reasons for this problem. Carefully check all of these reasons before continuing to troubleshoot the printer.
Color print feature disabled: - To print in color, you must enable the color print feature from the HP printer properties. If the color feature is disabled, your HP printer will also not print in color. This will solve the problem in one go.
Faulty Driver: - If you were using multiple printers on the same system, there might be a driver conflict between the devices. It may also prevent the HP printer not working from printing in color. To resolve this problem, remove all other printer drivers from the computer that you were previously using.
Clogged printhead: - If you have been using your HP printer for a long time and you have not cleaned the printhead, the HP printer will not print in color. It is recommended to clean the printhead manually using tissue paper or you can use the HP utility on the printer itself. This will solve the problem in one go.
How can I get my HP printer to print in color?
These troubleshooting actions are for Windows 10 users who cannot print in color from an HP printer.
First, remove or delete the HP printer from the devices.
Now completely uninstall HP printer drivers from the control panel of your Windows 10 operating system.
Next, open Run by pressing "Windows key + R".
Type the printui.exe /s command in the Run box and click OK.
A new window appears and select the Drivers tab to open it.
Under Drivers, if you find HP printer drivers, delete them and press OK.
Go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers > Add Printer again.
New windows appear Choose a device or printer under it Click "The printer I want isn't listed".
Choose to add a printer using a TCP/IP address.
Enter your HP printer's IP address here (such as 192.168.0.5 or 10.0.0.45) and click Next.
It will install the HP printer with basic drivers which will also help you print in color.
Try printing in color with the HP printer.