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Windows printer test page
In the print dialog choose Actual size or 100%, and turn off headers and footers. Only this sheet is sent to the printer.
Black & white · US Letter · 1 page
The windows printer test page in Settings only proves Windows can send a job. It is a short system page with the driver name and a small graphic. The sheet on this page is the one to use when you want text, gray steps, or color blocks.
Print Windows' own page
Windows 11: Settings, Bluetooth & devices, Printers & scanners, choose the printer, then Print test page.
Windows 10: Settings, Devices, Printers & scanners, choose the printer, Manage, then Print a test page.
If that page never comes out, the queue, the cable, or the driver is the problem. Fix that before you judge streaks. This site does not restart the print spooler and does not edit the registry.
Then print a fuller sheet
When the Windows page does come out, print the sheet above at actual size. Use the black and white side for text and gray. Switch to Color, or open the color print test page, if the Windows page is fine but photos are not.
The print test page is the same sheet with the reading guide. HP's own report is a different button; the steps for that are on the HP print test page.
Common questions
Is the Windows test page the same as this sheet?
No. Windows prints a driver information page. This site prints a page you can measure and compare. You want both when a new printer is silent, and you want this sheet when the Windows page already works.
The Windows page prints, but this one does not.
Check the browser print dialog. Headers, a different printer, or Fit to page will change the result. Download the PDF and print it from the desktop if the browser preview is clipped.
Where is the troubleshooter?
Windows has a printer troubleshooter under System, Troubleshoot, Other troubleshooters. It is optional, and it is not a test page. Run it only when the built-in test page itself will not print.