A printer device cannot live without a driver. It will be just an empty vessel that cannot be used for printing and other functions it has. If you have an HP Envy 5012 printer, you need to give it a soul by installing the hp envy 5012 driver on your computer.
This printer model has various functions but the computer can not assign any task to the printer if you do not install the driver first. You also need to note that the driver must be specific for the printer model and it must be compatible as well.
Yes, compatibility of the printer driver to the operating system used on your computer will play an important role in making sure that you do not have to deal with errors when you need to use the printer the most. Errors are not wanted especially when you have to finish your job quickly.
You might be frustrated with the situation and asking whether there is something wrong with your computer or printer. The problem might be on the hp envy 5012 driver that is not updated. Since the computer operating system is updated pretty often, you might also need to update the printer driver if you do not want to change the printer unit.
Although you should have the driver CD of your printer unit, many people just forget about it once the driver is installed. They will also forget about the manual. Fortunately, you can download the user guide of your printer along with the driver for various operating systems. You can find the driver and accessories for your printer to download.
Besides the HP envy 5012 driver, you can also download the software of HP Easy Start Printer Setup and HP Print and Scan Doctor. Last but not least, you do not want to miss the firmware update for your Windows computer.
HP ENVY 5012 Driver Windows
Supported Operating System: Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows XP
HP ENVY 5012 Driver Mac OS X
Supported Operating System: Mac OS 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS 10.7 Lion, Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard
HP ENVY 5012 Manual Download
File Format : PDF