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Printer Stuck During Installation

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If your printer gets stuck during the installation phase (i.e. doesn't get past "initializing printer"), and you can't 'remove' it to try again, here is one solution to get rid of it. I have run into this issue more often lately and it has always been frustrating to clean up after a failed printer install.  The first step is to get into Device Manager - in Windows 8 and 10, right click the Windows Icon to get to the Quick Access Menu and then choose 'Device Manager'.   Once in Device Manager, on the Main Menu, select 'View' and then 'Show hidden devices'. You can now scroll down to the 'Print queues' section and then delete the printer that is stuck initializing. For good measure, go ahead and reboot your...

Link to Check Your Home Router

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Here is a link to an online utility that can check your router to see if it has been hacked.  In the last couple of months, the number of routers that have fallen victim to certain vulnerabilities has risen drastically.  I will add that this appears to be more of an issue with European countries, but for the sake of a minute to run the check, it is worth it as these compromised routers can give an attacker full access to your home network and all of the devices on it. Here is the link: Wordfence Router Check The page explains what is going on and the button for the utility is about half way down - once again, just for the peace of mind, I would urge you to run this.  The site also gives...
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