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Windows can show a printer as offline even though it's powered on and connected. Start by powering off and on both the printer and the PC. Then open the print queue, click the Printer menu and make sure "Use Printer Offline" is not ticked. If it's still offline, run the Windows printer troubleshooter, restart the Print Spooler service, or update or reinstall the printer driver. Drivers that are outdated or incompatible with a recent Windows update are a common cause of the offline status. 

Sources: HelpDeskGeek, "How to Fix a Printer Showing Offline on Windows 10 and 11" (https://helpdeskgeek.com/fix-printer-offline-windows-10-11/); TeamViewer, "Your printer is offline? 6 ways to get it back online" (https://www.teamviewer.com/cs/insights/what-to-do-when-your-printer-is-offline/) 

Turn the printer off first and let any hot parts cool down before you reach inside. Then open the access panels, find the jammed sheet, and pull it gently in the direction the paper normally travels. If the paper tears, remove every fragment so the pieces don't cause another jam. If jams keep happening, tap the paper stack on a flat surface to even the edges before loading it, and check the paper type suits your printer. Fanning the paper before loading helps stop sheets sticking together. Steps differ by model. One Canon manual, for example, says not to switch the machine off while clearing a jam, because that deletes the data being printed, so check your printer's manual

Sources: HelpDeskGeek, "How to Fix a Printer Showing Offline on Windows 10 and 11" (https://helpdeskgeek.com/fix-printer-offline-windows-10-11/); TeamViewer, "Your printer is offline? 6 ways to get it back online" (https://www.teamviewer.com/cs/insights/what-to-do-when-your-printer-is-offline/) 

The Print Spooler manages all print jobs in Windows, and when it fails, documents stay stuck in the queue and the printer stops responding. To fix it, select your printer, open the print queue, and right-click each job and choose Cancel. If cancelling doesn't clear the queue, restart the Print Spooler service from the Services list.

Sources: Microsoft Support, "Fix print job stuck in queue errors in Windows" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/5075801); 

Microsoft Support, "Fix print spooler service not running errors in Windows" (https://support.microsoft.com/windows/fix-printer-spooler-errors-in-windows-bb0de80a-8c4a-4938-a36a-f89a859113f0) 

Restart your devices first. Power down the printer, router and computer, and restart the router first. Then check the Wi-Fi band. Many HP printers are designed for the 2.4 GHz band rather than 5 GHz, so make sure your router broadcasts a 2.4 GHz signal. An HP employee in the HP Support Community adds that if a dual-band router uses the same network name for both bands, a 2.4 GHz-only printer will not be able to connect. If it still fails, restore the printer's network settings (under Network setup on that model) and try connecting again. Check your own model's specifications for supported bands.

Sources: HP, "HP printer Wi-Fi connection problems troubleshooting guide" (https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/tech-takes/hp-printer-wifi-connection-problems-troubleshooting-guide); 

HP Support Community, "Cannot print WI-FI" (https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet-Printing/Cannot-print-WI-FI/m-p/7371922/highlight/true) 

HP lists several causes: low ink levels, non-HP cartridges, rough handling, and print settings can all affect print quality. Start by printing a Print Quality Diagnostic report to check for defects. Then clean the printheads, which resolves many print quality issues, and you may need to repeat the cleaning several times. If the printheads are badly clogged, wait at least 30 minutes before cleaning again. If you see blurry edges or jagged lines, align the printhead.

Sources: HP Support, "Print quality troubleshooting" (https://support.hp.com/bg-en/document/ish_10648220-10648269-16); 

HP Support, Instant Ink printers print quality (https://h22207.www2.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_3259780-7094943-16); 

HP Support Community (https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Instant-Ink/Printing-only-blank-or-partial-content-on-pages/m-p/9062848)