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When you are trying to print documents using the printer you have and it is not printing black, there is no point in printing it. Black is usually the most used color for documents. In this guide, we have a few solutions that can help you fix if your Printer is not printing Black on a Windows 11/10 computer.

The main reasons for this issue are-

If you see that the Printer is not printing Black color on your Windows 11/10 computer, try the following ways to fix the issue:

Let’s get into the defaults of each method.

The Printhead of the printer houses cartridges. It needs to be clean and not blocked with dust or anything. You need to make sure it is clean. Then, check the ink level in the cartridge and replace it with another one if you find any issue.

The manufacturers of printers like HP, Epson, etc. recommend using their cartridges in printers manufactured by them. We brush it off thinking it as a marketing gimmick, but a third-party cartridge might cause issues such as these.

If the printer is not printing black due to an error, it can be fixed by running the Printer troubleshooter. When you run it, it automatically scans for the issues and resolves them automatically.

To run the Printer troubleshooter,

Check if it has fixed the issue.

Your printer might not be printing black due to an issue that has been occurred due to a corrupt or outdated Printer driver. You need to update it to the latest version to resolve the issue.

You can update the Printer driver using the following ways.

If you have the INF driver file already on your computer then:

The final way is to change Printing Defaults using Settings. Change Printing Defaults to Black and white as the default printing color can make your printer print in black. If you want to use the same printer for color printing, you have to change the defaults again.

These are the different ways using which you can fix when the printer is not printing black on Windows.

Related: How to reset Printer to default factory settings in Windows 11/10.

There might be many reasons like not clean Printhead, low ink in cartridges, non-responsive cartridges, outdated or corrupted printer driver, or any issue with the printers. You can fix them using the above methods.

Read: Printer not printing in color on Windows PC.

Your HP printer might not have ink in its cartridge, or the printer does not support the cartridge you have used, the printer drivers are corrupted, or any other issues with the printer.

Read: Printer icon not showing in Devices and Printers.

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