Note that the current default printer has a green circle next to it that contains a check mark. Windows displays the Devices and Printers screen. Click Start and then click Devices and Printers.

If you are using Windows 7, the steps are a bit different, primarily in how you get to the printer drivers on the system: Close the dialog boxes opened by following these steps.Click Close to dismiss the notification.Windows informs you that a test page was sent to your printer.

(You may see two Properties choices in the Context menu make sure you choose Printer Properties.) Windows displays the Properties dialog box for the printer.

Choose Printer Properties from the Context menu.

Right-click on the printer from which you want to print a test page.

You may have to scroll down a bit to find the Printers section.

Click the View Devices and Printers under the Hardware and Sound heading.

To print a test page on a Windows 8 or Windows10 system, follow these steps: The reason it is helpful is because if you can print a test page successfully within Windows, but you cannot print successfully within the program, then you've narrowed down the source of the problem-it has to be with the program itself. This is particularly helpful if you seem to be having problems printing within a particular program. If you have a question about whether your printer is working correctly with Windows, one common approach is to print a test page.

Print test page