Serif webplus. Hi the day before i have received few complains (7) about LX 300 + II stopped working on windows 10 computers. I have noticed that the printer is online and properly connected trough usb cable. When i send job to the printer, the job appears on printer queue as printing and disappear but the printer is not printing, no error, no nothing. I have tried the same printer on another win10 laptop and same result.
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Same printer on win7 is working fine. The interesting thing is that on a win 10 computer with last updates made 3 weeks ago is working fine.
It seems that the problem appear only on computers with the last update on win 10 any suggestions? Microsoft says: ' After installing this update, some Epson SIDM and Dot Matrix printers cannot print on x86 and x64-based systems.
Microsoft and Epson have determined the cause of the issue and are working on a solution. This problem is not related to the printer driver, so installing current or older print drivers will not resolve the issue. Microsoft will provide an update in an upcoming release.' ===== Applies to: • Windows 7 - • Windows 8 – • Windows 10 – ====== See also: • and these stickies of MS employee: • • • May 4, 2018: I won't participate anymore in MC. Enough is enough.
Opening the Command Prompt in Windows 10: • At the bottom left of the screen and click or tap the Ask me anything section (highlighted below). • Type cmd in the highlighted area and press Enter. • In the command prompt, type ping followed by the IP address of the printer e.g. Ping 192.17.252.01 • Press the Enter key on your keyboard. • The computer will attempt to ping the printer via the network. • If a ping is successful, the printer is detected and communicating directly with Windows.
However the Epson software may still fail to function due to settings within the Firewall or Internet Security software. The example below shows a successful ping: Related Articles: • • • If a ping is not successful e.g. The reply is, Destination host unreachable or Request timed out. Check the network setting in Windows and on the printer to confirm they are both connected to the same network. The example below shows an unsuccessful ping: Tip: If the ping command still fails and all network settings are correct, contact the network administrator or router manufacturer. Perform the PING command in Mac OS X: • From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. • Click on the Network icon • Verify that Automatic is selected in Location.