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How to fix wireless connectivity issues in Samsung Printers?

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One of the more common problems with Samsung wireless printers, as with most wireless printers, is a connectivity issue. The steps below will help you resolve these connectivity issues in Samsung Wireless Printers.

Before you start with any troubleshooting steps, check whether the Samsung Printer and the router are ON. The next step is to check whether the wireless adapter driver is correctly installed. Here are the steps you need to follow for this:

  1. Click Start button on the Desktop
  2. Type Device Manager in the Search Box
  3. Select Device Manager from the list
  4. Go to Network Adapters and look for any entry with a yellow exclamation mark next to it
  5. If you see a yellow exclamation mark then right-click on the Wireless Adapter and select uninstall
  6. Download and install the latest Wireless Adapter Driver for your printer model from the Samsung website
  7. Install the Driver and reboot the system
  8. Check whether your Samsung Printer is able to connect to your router

If there is no Wireless Adapter installed for your printer, you need set an ad-hoc wireless connection between your Samsung Printer and router. To do this, follow the instructions below.

The minimum requirements to set up ad-hoc wireless connection without using the USB cable are: A Windows 7 PC or higher, a router/access point , software CD provided by Samsung and a Samsung printer installed with wireless interface.

How to manually update Samsung Drivers

Steps to install ad-hoc wireless printer connection

  1. Turn on all three devices: your PC, router and Samsung wireless printer
  2. Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive
  3. Click Start > Accessories > Programs > Run
  4. Click on E:Setup.exe where E is the drive letter of CD-ROM
  5. Accept all installation agreements and click Next
  6. In the Printer Connection type window, select Wireless network connection
  7. Click Next
  8. On the “Are you setting up your printer for the first time?” screen, click Yes
  9. On the “Select the Wireless Setup Method” screen, select Using a direct wireless connection
  10. Click Next
  11. When the “Press WPS button on your printer” screen appears, press the WPS button on your printer
  12. When the wireless network setup process is completed, click Next
  13. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process

If you are still facing connectivity issues, print a network configuration report of your printer.

  1. Click Start > Settings
  2. Go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers
  3. Right-click your Samsung printer and select printer properties
  4. Click the Port tab
  5. Click Configure Port button
  6. Check the printers IP address
  7. The IP address should be same as IP address on the configuration sheet. If the IP address is different, change the printer’s IP port address.

If you are still having problems with your Samsung Wireless Printer, you can use a Driver Update Tool to diagnose and fix your Driver problems.

Updating Drivers Automatically

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

  • You can update device drivers automatically
  • The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
  • The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
  • Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

Start Download

 

Try these 2 simple registry tweaks to speed up Windows 10!

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Want more speed from your Windows 10 laptop? Here are a few registry tweaks that can enhance the performance of your Windows 10 system.

Speed up the Startup apps during launch

Microsoft engineers have programmed a small delay in Startup apps at launch.  You can disable this startup delay of the Startup apps and get faster access to them.  You do this by tweaking the registry. Only do this if you feel confident making registry edits and of course make a restore point. Here are the steps you need to follow to disable the startup delay:

  1. Go to Start
  2. Type Regedit in the Search box
  3. Select Regedit in the list of search results and open the Registry Editor
  4. Navigate to – HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerSerialize
  5. In the right panel, right click on the “StartupDelayInMSec” key
  6. Modify the value to “0”
  7. If the Serialize or the StartupDelayInMSec key doesn’t exist, you need to create it by following the steps given below
  8. Right click in the window Explorer and select New > Key
  9. Name it as Serialize
  10. Right click on Serialize and select create a new DWORD value called “StartupDelayInMSec”
  11. Set its value to “0”

Hide Unwanted Folders from This PC view

Since Windows 8.1, folders like Desktop, documents, pictures, music, videos and downloads are displayed along with other drives in This PC view. This is an undesirable and even annoying feature for many and it also causes a delay in accessing the drives, as you cannot access the drives until windows explorer finishes loading every default folder. The best thing to do is disable the display of folders and get faster access to the drives. A registry tweak is all you need to achieve this. Here are the steps you need to follow:

  1. Open the Registry editor
  2. You need to make 6 registry key edits to remove all 6 folders from ThisPC view
  3. To remove the Desktop folder navigate to
  4. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}\PropertyBag
  5. In the right-hand panel, look for ThisPCPolicy. Right-click on it and change the value of the key to “Hide”
  6. Follow similar steps to remove all remaining 5 folders. go to keys one by one and change the ThisPCPolicy value to Hide
  • For the Music folder navigate to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\ {a0c69a99-21c8-4671-8703-7934162fcf1d}\PropertyBag

  • For the Pictures folder navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\ {0ddd015d-b06c-45d5-8c4c-f59713854639}\PropertyBag

  • For the Videos folder navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\ {35286a68-3c57-41a1-bbb1-0eae73d76c95}\PropertyBag

  • For the Downloads folder navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\ {7d83ee9b-2244-4e70-b1f5-5393042af1e4}\PropertyBag

  • For the Documents folder navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FolderDescriptions\ {f42ee2d3-909f-4907-8871-4c22fc0bf756}\PropertyBag

Fix Windows 10 activation problems

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This article addresses Windows 10 activation errors that pop up after an upgrade.  You may see an error saying that Windows 10 could not be activated or some similar activation error message.  Let’s have a look at how you can fix these errors.

If you have upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 SP1 and are facing activation problems, follow the troubleshooting steps set out below:

  1. Go to the Start Menu
  2. Select Settings > Update & Security > Activation
  3. If you have a valid Windows key, your Windows 10 will activate. If you don’t have valid license, you need to buy Windows 10 from the store

Error 0x80072F8F- ‘A security error occurred’

The above error generally means the time and date set on your PC are incorrect.  In some cases, this error is also displayed when there is a problem with the Internet connection.  During the activation process, Windows tries to connect to an online activation service but might be unable to connect due to a problem with the Internet connection. To resolve the activation issue, follow the steps set out below:

To set the correct date and time:

  1. Go to the Start Menu > Settings >Time & Language > Date & time
  2. Enter the correct date and time
  3. Go to the Start Menu again
  4. Select Settings > Update & Security > Activation

To check your internet connection:

  1. Go to Desktop
  2. Enter network troubleshooter in the Search Box on the Taskbar
  3. Select Identify and repair network problems
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to resolve any network issues
  5. If the network troubleshooter does not find any network issue, restart the PC
  6. Check if the Internet connection is working
  7. If yes , go to the Start Menu
  8. Select Settings > Update & Security > Activation

Error 0x80004005- ‘Unspecified error’

If you get this activation error, you need to activate Windows 10 manually by following the steps set out below:

  1. Go to the Start Menu
  2. Select Settings > Update & Security > Activation
  3. Select Activate Windows

If Windows is not activated, restart the PC and perform the steps again.

Error 0x8007232B- ‘DNS name does not exist’

This error is generated when you are trying to activate Windows 10 but the PC is not connected to the network. If you are connected to the network and still getting this error, change the network settings and ensure your PC is able to connect to the Internet.  Once the PC is connected to the network, perform the activation steps below:

  1. Go to the Start Menu
  2. Select Settings > Update & Security > Activation
  3. Select Change Product Key
  4. Enter the 25 character product key

If you have other Windows 10 activation problems, please post below and we will try to help.

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