
If you want to keep the same printer for years and years, and have the most compatibility regardless of system, then aim for a printer that uses the PCL and/or Postscript printer languages. Update drivers with the largest database available.

You can try the HP "universal" printer driver, but the 1012 isn't on the supported printer list, and from trying to get 1012's working with Vista in the past personally, it's not going to happen (even with a hacked apart XP driver), especially when you throw 64-bit into the mix.īascially, if you buy a sub-$200 laser printer, expect to replace it whenever you replace your OS with something a couple years newer than the printer. Get the latest official Hewlett Packard (HP) LaserJet 1012 printer drivers for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP PCs.

This keeps the price low, but the major trade-off is (as you've discovered) when the printer gets end-of-life'd by the manufacturer they stop making drivers, and the printers aren't compatible with any other drivers. Meaning they use the computer's CPU to do the printing processing, and require a specific driver to do it. Please refer this for support - HP LaserJet 1012 Printer. Low-end HP printers (ie: Home-use ones) are 'host-based'-only printers. Hi, Officially There is no Windows 10 Driver for this Model and it supports only Windows 7 and 8.
