Windows
Printer showed offline and was re-added
The printer was reported offline in Windows. The technician re-added the printer to the machine and asked for a print test.
Killed 2 times by someone from XL.net, most recently on 2026-06-23.
Affects
Hardware
- printer
What you see
- Printer status shows Offline
Why it happens
Likely Likely a stale or missing printer connection on the machine; re-adding the printer restored access.
When it shows up
A Windows printer is listed as Offline and the fix is to re-add the printer on the computer.
You are in this case if:
- The printer is shown as Offline in the printer list or queue
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-06-16. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.