Setting up the HP MFP 178 wasn’t as plug-and-play as I hoped. The driver isn’t automatically picked up by Windows 11, so I had to go to HP’s support site and manually search for “HP MFP 178” – which actually pulls up drivers under the “HP Laser MFP 130 series” package. That was confusing at first.
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Once I downloaded the full software bundle (about 150 MB), installation went smoothly. The driver includes both print and scan functionality, and the scan tool (HP Scan) is basic but reliable. Print quality is good for a compact laser MFP – sharp text, decent grayscale graphics. Setting up the HP MFP 178 wasn’t as