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t0ny
Aug 05, 2019Apprentice
Nighthawk XR500 USB Control Center not recognizing my printer AGAIN
Hey guys, this issue came back few days again. Same issue, the printer is not seen in the USB Control center. The light on the router blinks white. If I connect a Flash drive it doesn't blink, it sta...
- Aug 07, 2019Would you be able to roll back the Windows PC to previous updates and see if it works then?
Netduma-Fraser
Aug 06, 2019NetDuma Partner
Has the firmware updated since it stopped working? E.g. was it working on a particular version so you were on that and then auto update updated it to the latest version?
t0ny
Aug 06, 2019Apprentice
The firmware was V2.3.2.40 and still is after I resetted it. I don't think there is a new version yet, is there?
I am on Win10 x64 and maybe some of their stupid updates has caused this issue. Even now I can't even update this 2019-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4507435) for weeks.
I don't know really, but the printer issue was fixed with the latest firmware version and after a while it happened again but it resolved itself. Now it's happening again... I don't know. :robotsad:
- Netduma-FraserAug 07, 2019NetDuma PartnerWould you be able to roll back the Windows PC to previous updates and see if it works then?
- t0nyAug 09, 2019Apprentice
I played around with some of the last updates and although it gave me error they couldn't be uninstalled, today the USB Control Center sees the printer and I can print again. :robothappy:
Thank you for your help.
- Netduma-FraserAug 10, 2019NetDuma PartnerGlad to hear it's working again, keep us updated.