HP Smart App Forcing Account Creation To Use Basic Functionality

Remote HP Smart App

Right-click on the Start button or press the Windows key + X keyboard combination. When the menu opens, select Apps and Features.

Now find and uninstall the HP Smart App

Install New Software

In my case I have a HP Envy 4520 that sits at the end of my desk. I can go here and grab the HP Envy 4520 Drivers

Yes. Go to Windows 10 “Apps and Features” and uninstall the HP SMART APP then reboot your PC. Then go to HP Support web page for HP OfficeJet XXXX (put in for your specific model) then go to “Software and Drivers” and scroll down to “Software-Utility” and download “HP OfficeJet XXXX series Print and Scan Driver and Accessories” (164 MB in my case) and install that. Be sure to disable the litany of privacy check boxes in the first screen or two before the install begins (see the links). Voila. No more account requirement to scan.