My Canon Pixmas TR 160 is no longer printing - computer says its not connected

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My Canon Pixmas TR 160 is no longer printing - computer says its not connected

Lynn Ann Grzela 0

I recently purchased a portable Canon Pixma printer. It was printing. The next day, it would no longer print. It says the I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.

I can see m printer in my list of printers, but it says its not connected.

Suggestions?

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Answer 1

Welcome Lynn Ann Grzela,

I understand how frustrating it can be when your Canon PIXMA TR160 printer was working initially, but Windows now reports that the printer is not connected and displays the error "The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request."

Before suggesting further troubleshooting, could you please provide a bit more information:

Is the printer connected through USB, Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi Direct?
Does the printer show as Online or Offline under Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners?

Besides the earlier recommendations, you may find these additional options helpful:

Option 1: Run the Printer Troubleshooter

Open Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters
Run Printer

Option 2: Check the Print Spooler service

Press Windows key + R
Type services.msc and press Enter
Locate Print Spooler
Restart the service
Ensure Startup type is set to Automatic

Option 3: Remove any stuck print jobs

Open Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners
Select the Canon printer
Open print queue
Cancel all pending jobs

Option 4: Verify the printer port

Open Control Panel > Devices and Printers
Right-click the Canon TR160 > Printer Properties
Open the Ports tab
Confirm the selected port matches the current USB or network connection

Option 5: Check Device Manager for errors

Right-click Start > Device Manager
Expand Printers and Universal Serial Bus controllers
Look for any warning icons
If present, uninstall the device and restart Windows

I hope this helps. Please let me know the results of the above tests, and I will do my best to assist further.

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Emma1-N 10,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-17T02:56:05.13+00:00

Hello Lynn Ann Grzela,

I just wanted to check if my previous response addressed your question correctly. If there is anything I may have misunderstood, I would truly appreciate it if you could provide a bit more detail to help me better understand your needs.

Answer 2

Hii,

If you are connected to the network, proceed as follows: Go to Home > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Devices > More devices and printer settings > right-click on the Canon Pixmas TR 160and click Remove device.

After restarting, download Canon (Print Driver and Scan Utility) Autorun and run the installer.

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/pixma-tr160

Although this is not a Microsoft website, it is the official [TR160/CANON] site.

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Thanks