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Here’s how to make your HP Laserjet printer work with macOS Monterey and M1 Macs. It seems the issue is that HP simply hasn’t updated the drivers to be compatible with Monterey 12.0.1 and M1 Macs even though it appears on the website that compatible drivers are available.įortunately, the solution is quite simple.
However, when you try to install the driver in macOS 12.0.1 Monterey, it does not work with the error message, “This update requires macOS version 12.0 or earlier”. The problem is when you go to the HP Laserjet website, it appears that the drivers for macOS 12 Monterey are available: Many HP Laserjet Printer users that have either bought a new M1 Mac or updated to the latest version of macOS 12.0.1 Monterey have suddenly found it has stopped working or won’t connect to their Mac.Īlthough many printers will work without drivers on a Mac using AirPrint and Bonjour, some HP Laserjet printers will not meaning you must have the drivers in order to use it with a Mac. The HP Laserjet Printer is one of the best printers we’ve used but the driver problems on Mac affect various models of Laserjet including the HP1102w, P1007, M751dn, M11, M12, M12W and M13 series. If you’ve had problems getting your HP Laserjet Printer to work with the latest versions of macOS or on your new M1 Mac, here we show you how to get it working with macOS Big Sur and Monterey.