
HP Deskjet F4500 series is an all-in-one color printer. It is an old printer but you can still install it on the latest operating systems like Windows 11, 10, Server 2025 etc. HP company has stopped this printer’s support for old operating systems (older than Windows 11), so that is why we have to use its basic driver and install it manually.
To download the driver, go to the download section below and click on the download link. Along with that, please read the step-by-step instructions to know the correct process to install this printer on your computer. So let’s start the installation process by downloading the drivers first.
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Download HP Deskjet F4500 Series Printer Driver
Click on the below given driver download link according to the version of your operating system.
Full feature driver download for Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, XP: Download (218 MB) Recommended
Basic driver download for Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7: Download – 27.1 MB
Universal driver download for Mac: Download – 10.8 MB
Universal driver download for Linux: Download – 25.9 MB
OR
You may download the same drivers directly from HP’s official website.
How to Install
After downloading the drivers, please follow the below given installation instructions for the proper installation.
Method 1: Full feature driver installation:
To install this HP Deskjet F4500 printer automatically, follow the full feature driver installation instructions.
Step 1: Double-click on the driver file to execute it.

Step 2: It is extracting the drivers

Step 3: Click on Install

Step 4: It is preparing the drivers.

Step 5: Click on Next.

Step 6: Click on the check box and then Next.

Step 7: Click on Next.

Step 8: Installing the software, so please wait for that.

Step 9: Choose your preferred connection type and then click on Next.

Step 10: Now, connect the USB cable and then click on Next. This screen will detect your printer connection and go to the next screen.

Step 11: Product configuration is about to be completed. So wait for that.

Step 12: Click on Finsih, The printer HP deksjet f4500 printer has been installed successfully.

Step 13: All the HP Deskjet F4500 components have been installed as well.

Method 2: Basic driver installation:
To install it manually using its basic driver, follow the below given installation instructions.
Step 1: Right-click on the downloaded driver file and click on “extract to” – Extract / Unzip the driver files.

Step 2: It will extract all the drivers in a new folder at the same location.

Step 3: These are the basic INF driver files that will help you to install the sprinter manual on your computer. Please leave it as it is we will use these drivers later when we install it manually.

Step 4: To install this f4500 printer manually on your computer, please click on the start button and then click on settings.

Step 5: After that click on devices.

Step 6: On the settings page, click on “Printers and Scanners” from the left side pane and then click on the plus icon from the right side pane which says “add a printer or scanner”

Step 7: “Then click on the link “The printer that I want is not listed” After clicking on the printer installation wizard will be open up.

Step 8: In the installation wizard you need to choose the last option “Add a local printer or network printer with a manual settings” and then click on next.

Step 9: Now it is asking you to choose the port. I recommend you to select USB001 and then click on next.

Step 10: Now it is asking to select the driver, so please click on “Have Disk”

Step 11: Click on the browse button.

Step 12: Go to the location where we have extracted the drivers and select the file name hpzipr3.inf and then click on open

Step 13: Click on OK.

Step 14: Now select the model number HP Deskjet F4500 series and then click on next

Step 15: If it is asking to replace the driver so please allow it and then click on next.

Step 16: Now click on next.

Step 17: It is installing the driver so please wait for that.

Step 18: please choose the option do not share the sprinter and then click on next.

Step 19: Click on finish.

Step 20: The printer hp desk chat F4500 printer has been installed successfully. Please go to the printer’s page and check whether the printer drivers are installed successfully or not. You must get the installed HP Deskjet F4500 driver in the printer’s list.

Here’s how you can install the HP Deskjet F4500 series printer driver on Windows. I have explained the manual way to the automatic way. Hope you like my way. Thanks