Solved Win 8.1: How do I get rid of ghost/hidden printer?

Steve06

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Hi there,
I have an HP network printer, that's not being used anymore, showing up in my print dialogs, but not under Devices and Printers. How can I get rid of it as it annoys me?
Thanks
Steve
 

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You can always remove it through editing the registry. Have you tried going into Device Manager. Do a "Show Hidden Devices", so you can try and Uninstall it that way?
 

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If you go to: Control Panel->Devices and Printers, It might show up in the list. Just right click on it and Remove Device.
 

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You can always remove it through editing the registry. Have you tried going into Device Manager. Do a "Show Hidden Devices", so you can try and Uninstall it that way?

I tried looking at Device Manager that way but the driver in question didn't show up.

Where exactly do I have to erase it in the registry?


@topguncp: No, it's not in there as I wrote in my initial post.
 

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    ASRock Z77E-ITX
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    2x8GB GeIL Black Dragon PC3-12800U
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Only way I found successful in removing the unwanted entry in my print dialogs was to search for the printer name as it appears in the dialogs in the registry and deleting it manually. There was just one relevant occurrence. Solved.
 

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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built silent Mini-ITX workhorse
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770, 4x 3.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77E-ITX
    Memory
    2x8GB GeIL Black Dragon PC3-12800U
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000 (integrated)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo
    Hard Drives
    Intel SSD 530 240GB, Intel SSD 520 120GB, WD 1TB
    Mouse
    Lenovo Trackpoint Mouse
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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