HP Laserjet 2840 not recognized

I have a HP Color LaserJet 2840 All-in-One Printer connected to my HP Pavilion d4790y CTO Desktop PC. Frequently when I go to print something from the web or Word, no printer icon appears and nothing prints. When I open the printers folder, there is nothing there. It seems as if the PC does not recognize the printer. I’m not sure what exactly I do to bring it back, but it may include reloading the driver and rebooting, but it still happens again the next time. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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