On Windows 7 systems, printer status is "Offline" and how to recover

Step 1. Find "Devices and printers"

The following operation takes the example "Samsung scx-4x28 Series PCL 6".

Symptom diagram: Printer status shows "Offline"

Click the "Start" option in the lower left corner of the computer and select "Devices and printers."

Step 2. Locate the printer icon and select "See what you are printing now."

Locate the printer icon for the "Samsung scx-4x28 Series PCL 6" and right-click the icon and choose "See what is being printed now."

Step 3: Cancel the "Use Printer offline" hook.

Select printers, and then cancel the "Use Printer offline" hook.

After you do this, the printer status is ready.