<p>I&#8217;ve just plugged in my old HP LaserJet 1018 on Windows 10 PC and the printer was automatically installed but I could not print. Now, even though Windows 10 comes equipped with HP LaserJet 1018 printer driver once plugged in the printer won&#8217;t be properly installed.</p>
<p>Upon checking at <strong>printers &; scanners</strong> snap-in I could see that my <strong>HP 1018 printer</strong> is not listed there.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3633 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/printer.png" alt="HP LaserJet 1018 printer on Windows 10" width="284" height="500" /></p>
<p>The reason for this lies in the fact that Windows 10 wrongly recognized this USB printer and stored it under other devices category. Bravo!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3634 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/printer-2.png" alt="HP LaserJet 1018 printer on Windows 10" width="292" height="111" /></p>
<p>To easily solve this issue and properly install HP LaserJet 1018 on Windows 10 machine you should download drivers from the links below.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL22208/bi-58529-4/lj1018_1020_1022-HB-pnp-win64-en.exe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HP LaserJet 1018 Windows Printer 64-Bit Driver</a><br />
<a href="https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL22207/bi-58503-3/lj1018_1020_1022-HB-pnp-win32-en.exe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HP LaserJet 1018 Windows Printer 32-Bit Driver</a></p>
<p>Extract the downloaded package and install the printer driver. During the extraction of files I have received the following error message:</p>
<p>This program is blocked by group policy. For more information, contact your system administrator.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3635 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/printer-4.png" alt="LaserJet 1018 on Windows 10" width="400" height="132" /></p>
<p>To fix this, just download <a href="https://www.7-zip.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">7-zip for free</a> and after you install it right-click on the downloaded HP driver package and select <strong>Extract to</strong> or <strong>Extract here</strong> commands from the pop-up menu.</p>
<p>After the files have been extracted run the <strong>Setup.exe</strong> and follow the screen guidelines. If everything goes well you should see your printer under .</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3636 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/printer-5.png" alt="LaserJet 1018 on Windows 10" width="300" height="224" /></p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>

How to install HP LaserJet 1018 on Windows 10
