HP Ink Tank 315
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Windows 10 · 32/64-bit

HP Ink Tank 315 Driver for Windows 10 — Free and Hassle-Free

Windows 10 is the version most people are searching for this driver on. Below is a direct link to support.hp.com plus the errors that are specific to Windows 10.

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Before you install: 32-bit or 64-bit?

support.hp.com detects your Windows 10 build automatically, but if you’re downloading on one PC to install on another, check first: Settings → System → About → System type. Installing the wrong architecture is the single most common reason the installer refuses to run on Windows 10.

Step-by-step installation

  1. Click the download button above — it opens the HP Ink Tank 315 page on support.hp.com with Windows 10 already selected.
  2. Choose HP Smart for the full experience (ink levels, scanning app, wireless setup wizard) or the plain driver package if you only print from one PC.
  3. Run the downloaded file. Windows 10’s User Account Control will ask for permission — click “Yes”.
  4. Connect the printer by USB only at the step the installer asks for it.
  5. Wait for “Installation complete”, then print a test page from Settings → Devices → Printers & scanners → HP Ink Tank 315 → Manage → Print a test page.

Errors specific to Windows 10

Error 0x00000709 (“Windows could not set the default printer”) usually shows up after a Windows 10 feature update reset printer permissions. Fix: Settings → Apps → Optional features → Add a feature → search “Windows PowerShell” is unrelated — the real fix is removing the printer, restarting the Print Spooler service, and re-adding it via the HP Smart app rather than “Add a printer manually”.
“Print Spooler is not running”. Open services.msc, find Print Spooler, set Startup type to “Automatic”, and click “Start”. This Windows 10 service occasionally gets disabled by cleanup or “optimizer” tools — worth checking before reinstalling the driver.
Printer shows “Not responding” but the light is on. On Windows 10 this is most often a stuck print job clogging the queue. Open the printer queue, cancel all jobs, then restart the Print Spooler service (see above) before trying again.

Do you need HP Smart at all?

HP Smart is optional. If you only print occasionally from one computer and don’t need scanning-to-PDF or wireless setup, the plain driver package (linked in the “Choose different software” section of the HP download page) does the job with a smaller footprint and no HP account sign-in.

Keeping the driver up to date

Windows 10 will occasionally offer a generic printer driver update through Windows Update even after you’ve installed HP’s official package. This is harmless — Windows Update won’t overwrite a driver that’s already newer, but if you ever suspect a conflict, check the driver version under Printer properties → Advanced tab and compare it against the version number listed on the support.hp.com download page.

Windows 10 FAQ

Windows 10 says “This app can’t run on your PC” when I open the installer

This means you downloaded the wrong architecture — a 64-bit installer on a 32-bit Windows 10, or vice versa. Go back to support.hp.com, click “Choose a different OS”, and pick the correct bitness manually.

Do I need to reinstall the driver after a Windows 10 feature update (like 22H2)?

Usually not — the driver survives feature updates. If printing stops working right after one, try the Print Spooler restart fix above before reinstalling anything.

My PC still shows “Windows 10, version 21H2” — will support.hp.com even offer a package?

Yes. HP’s driver for the Ink Tank 315 targets Windows 10 broadly, not a specific feature update — any supported 21H2/22H2 build will get the same package. Keep in mind Windows 10 itself reached end of support in October 2025, so if security updates matter to you, it’s worth planning a move to Windows 11.

⭳ Go to download pageHP will detect your OS automatically