Windows 10: Error when adding a printer from a print server hosted in Azure.

This is the scenario. Computer is natively joined to Azure.There is no AD domain.Classic Windows print server Server 2022 is hosted in Azure VM, as a Workgroup computer, since there is no domain.Not using Universal Print in this instance as UP does not support wide format printers.Using the Add Printer wizard on the client, I can browse to and successfully list all the shared printers using the FQDN of the Azure VM.Error occurs when selecting and trying to connect to the shared printer."Windows couldn't connect to the printer. Check the printer name and try again. If this is a network printe

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Error - Printing on Network printer

We have 4 printers on our Windows print server. The server was migrated from win2k3 to 2k8 on friday. 3/4 printers are working great, the other is having issues. When trying to print a test page to it, it gets a job status of Error - Printing.

When sending a small word document to it, it sends it to the printer, the queue is empty but nothing prints. If I goto the printer itself, it doesnt show any errors and I can print things such as information sheets and diagnostic files just fine.

All four printers are the same model, all 4 have a static IP. I can ping the printer successfully. I've tried printing from both an XP machine and the print server itself. I tried removing and adding the printer on the print server. And lastly, uunplugged the printer for 30 seconds, plugged it back in.

Any ideas?

 

Error - Printing on Network printer

The idea of isolating the printers means that if one dies, it only takes itself down & not the whole server. I believe it's a right-click feature in Printer Management.

HP support for Windows 7 sucks, and I'm guessing their 2008 support is right up there. From what I've been told (I'm not the print server guy), HP is asking that you use their universal drivers.

 

Error - Printing on Network printer

The drivers are all in one HP drivers. One is 32, another is 64bit. The printers are under one print server, not sure how they could be isolated. I have removed the printer and added it, no luck. But I havent tried with a different name. Though im feeling doubtful as the printers web page told me there was an issue.


Edit:
Adding printer as a different name didnt work *Frown