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Hi Janesh Mishra,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community.

Sorry to know that you are facing an issue to install the Brother HL laser printer.

It would be helpful if you could reply to these questions to assist you further.

1. How did you try to install the printer drivers?

2. Which website did you check the printer compatibility?

3. Did you check with Brother support?

According to the Microsoft compatibility list for Windows RT, none of them has voted saying the printer is compatible, however 5 voted the printer as incompatible.

For further information, please refer the link:

Brother HL Laser Printer- Windows 8 Compatibility Center

However, let’s try the following steps and check if it helps to fix the issue.

You may refer the article and try the steps provided to fix the issue.

How to solve printing problems in Windows

For further information, refer the articles:

Find and install printer drivers

What if a device isn't installed properly?

You may also refer to the Brother website and try installing the latest version of printer drivers.

If Windows 8 drivers are not available, you may install Windows 7 drivers in Windows 7 compatibility mode and check if it helps:

Brother Driver Downloads

a. Download the drivers from the manufacturer website.

b. Right-click on the driver and click on ‘properties’.

c. Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 7 operating system from the drop down.

d. Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ to install it.

If you need further assistance, please reply and we will be happy to help you.

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Hi Praseetha,

The point I'm trying to make is that even though the printer is being shown as compatible with Windows RT, it is not. You're right in the fact that 5 people have voted on the compatibility list website to the printer being incompatible, but why is Microsoft showing it as being compatible there ?!

I have a Microsoft Surface RT which has Windows RT as the OS on it. I can't install legacy apps or drivers myself, and so can't just download files and start installing drivers on my own. The driver support for all devices on Windows RT is supposed to be provided by Microsoft.

I checked on the Brother website as well, and they say the same thing - that the printer should be installed by the driver support provided by Microsoft in Windows RT. There is no other way.

In any case, I tried all the steps you listed above and visited the different Microsoft support articles you listed, but to no help. My printer is still showing as being "incompatible with this version of Windows", while on the Microsoft website - it's listed as a device that's compatible. That's what I'm not able to understand !

Thanks for your support.

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