The Brother HL 5240 Series driver allows Windows to communicate with your Brother laser printer and send documents in a format it can print correctly. Installing the appropriate driver helps you access printing preferences and resolve issues such as missing printer options or jobs that fail to reach the device.

Key Features

• Reliable print communication: Provides the software connection needed to send print jobs from Windows applications to the Brother HL 5240 Series.
• Paper and layout settings: Gives you access to supported options for paper size, orientation, copy count, and page layout.
• Print quality controls: Lets you adjust available resolution and toner-saving settings to suit everyday documents or sharper text output.
• Paper source selection: Helps you choose the appropriate tray or manual feed option when supported by your printer configuration.

How to Install

1. Check your Windows version. Confirm whether your computer runs Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7, and check its system type. Select a driver package that explicitly supports your version and architecture; compatibility may differ between packages.

1. Download the matching driver. Choose the Brother HL 5240 Series package for your system. If the download is compressed, extract its contents to a folder you can easily find.

1. Prepare the printer. Load paper, check that the toner cartridge is installed, and turn the printer on. For a USB installation, follow the package instructions about when to connect the cable.

1. Install the software. Open the downloaded installer and follow the prompts, allowing administrator access if requested. If the package has no installer, use Windows printer settings to add the printer manually and browse to the extracted driver files.

1. Verify the setup. Open the printer’s properties and print a test page. Review the default paper size and print preferences before sending your first document.

If Windows does not detect the printer, check the cable connection and confirm that the correct printer port is selected. For an older device such as the Brother HL 5240 Series, do not assume a driver intended for Windows 7 or 8 will work on Windows 10 or 11—check the package’s compatibility information before installing.

Common Issues and Fixes

• Install fails or rolls back: Disconnect the USB cable, uninstall any existing Brother HL-5240 driver and printer queue, reboot, then run the downloaded installer as administrator. Reconnect only when prompted.
• Printer not detected: Power on the HL-5240 before installing, use a direct USB 2.0 port (no hub), try a known-good cable, and avoid Windows “Add a printer” until the Brother driver is installed. For parallel models, confirm the port is LPT1.
• Driver/version conflicts: Match the package to your Windows version and 32/64-bit architecture; remove the old Brother or generic Windows laser driver first. If installation still fails, run Brother’s uninstall tool and reinstall the full package rather than updating the .inf manually.