Is Your HP Cartridges Locked Into Another Printer? Know How To Fix

If your HP printer is offering you an error message such as HP cartridges locked or any other message that states something about HP cartridge protection, then it sounds like you have fallen victim to a printer firmware update & you will certainly be having trouble employing compatible or remanufactured inks. You may also notice a message like ‘Used or counterfeit ink cartridge detected ’.

We comprehend your annoyance, and agree that everyone deserves to choose for themselves whether or not they wish to use third party inks in their printer without having their HP cartridges locked to another printer. Don’t worry, here I will show you how to fix this issue and remove HP Cartridge Protection so that it can be bypassed.

How to take off cartridge protection in two easy steps

To take off, disable or bypass the cartridge protection setting on your HP printer you will need to use either the settings on the printer control panel (for printers not connected to the internet) or you will need the printers IP address for printers that are connected to the internet.

·         For non-internet connected printers – Find the devices and printers section in your control panel, then select your hp printer. Find the cartridge protection tab in the HP toolbox and click the disable cartridge protection option & save.

·         For internet connected printers – Go to your printer and in the settings menu find your printers i.p address. Note this down and type it into a browser search bar which will take you to your printer configuration page. Click settings and disable cartridge protection.

Please note that when your printer updates again, this setting could be auto enabled again so you can prevent updates by switching them off in the web services section.

This should resolve your issue and any new cartridges that you install won’t be protected however if you do install a compatible or re manufactured cartridge that has been previously protected by another printer, this will not work and you’ll need to get a replacement from your supplier.

Hopefully this will have helped with your frustrations and stop the HP cartridges locked message. Please comment below if you need further help or have any other points we may have missed. We’d love to hear from you! Read more information at:-

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