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Insufficient Memory to Load Selected Printer: 4 Ways to Fix
Reinstall your printer if you’re getting this error
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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When you try to print a document you might sometimes getInsufficient memory to load selected printererror.
If this error occurs, you won’t be able to print at all. This is quite similar to thecannot print from Excelissue that we covered recently.
Join us while we take a closer look at memory printer errors and find the best solutions to fix this issue.
How do I reset my printer memory?
How can I fix Insufficient memory to load selected printer error?
1. Change the TrueType font download option
2. Reset the printer to factory settings
3. Change the printer driver
If yourprinteris using a PCL6 driver, you may want to use PostScript or PCL5 drivers. Several users have reported that changing the printer driver has resolved the issue.
4. Uninstall and reinstall printer drivers
4.1. Remove the printer
This method works best when you perform a complete uninstall. That being said, a goodthird-party uninstalerwill help you get rid of any residual data left over from uninstalls.
TheInsufficient memory to load selected printererror can be resolved by resetting theprinterto factory default. However, if the issue persists, try using universal printer drivers or reinstalling theprinter.
To learn more about printing problems such as this one, check ourmemory allocation failure print errorguide.
Let us know which of the methods listed above worked for you by leaving us a message in the comments section below.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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