Hp photosmart plus b210e wont align

I have a HP Photosmart Plus B210e printer that I havent used in about a year. I just moved an pluged it up and tried to allign the printer. It wouldnt allign so I turned it off and unplugged it for about a minute and plugged it back up. I tried it again and it would go all the way till about 20 seconds was left on the allignment and then it would say failed. Any ideas on why it wont allign or what I need to do?

Hi @JustinKeeter , and welcome to the HP Forums!
I see you are experiencing alignment issues. I would like to help!
I would recommend removing the ink cartridges from the printer, and perform a power reset. Disconnect the power cord from the printer and the power outlet, then wait 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, plug the printer back in. Ensure you plug the printer directly to a wall outlet. Make sure to bypass any sort of surge protector or power bar.
I would then suggest following the steps found in this document:
Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Photosmart Plus e-All-in-One
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