How to Upgrade Firmware on a Printer From a Computer. Most computer peripherals, including printers, contain an on-board chip that stores a small program that governs basic device functionality.

Following a software update, some HP printers won't print unless HP ink cartridges are used.

HP has issued a list of its printers that are vulnerable to a new "Critical" buffer overflow bug that can lead to exploitation. Fortunately, patched firmware for these models has also been released.

Hewlett Packard has released a firmware update to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in some laser printers.

A mid-May firmware update is causing some HP printers to enter a blue-screen mode, with no way of resolving the issue on the user side—and no patch incoming yet from HP.

A firmware update HP released earlier this month has been bricking some customers' OfficeJet printers – and there's still no fix available.

The firmware update in question is version 20250209, which HP issued on March 4 for its LaserJet MFP M232-M237 models. Per HP, the update includes "security updates," a "regulatory requirement ...

The long-standing tradition of getting cheaper ink by buying "off brand" cartridges just hit a snag for HP printer owners after a DRM-infused firmware update.

HP has issued an apology for the software update that blocked third-party ink cartridges from being used with the company's printers.