Windows 10: How to install a printer for all users on a Win 10 PC

We have several workstations at which multiple users log on. Currently for each user who logs on, we have to set up printers, which gets kind of cumbersome. My question... is there a way to install printers such that when any new user logs onto that machine, those printers are automatically set up for them?


Thanks in advance...

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Win10 laptop cant get access to printer on Win 8 PC.

Hi Mike,

For us to have a better understanding of your concern, we'd like to ask for additional information. Please answer the following:

• Have you tried connecting the printer directly to your Windows 10 PC to check if you will be able to print without an issue?
• What is the make and model of your printer?
• Were you able to check if the printer driver installed on your PC is compatible with Windows 10? To verify, you can visit your printer's manufacturer website.
  
• What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

For initial troubleshooting, we suggest running the built-in printer troubleshooter. To get started, follow these steps:

• On the Search bar, type Troubleshooting.
• Open the Control Panel and click View all.
• Locate and click Printer.
• Follow the on-screen guide.

We hope to hear from you soon.

 

Printer not printing after installing the device on the PC on Windows 10.

Hi Yitzchak,

I suggest you to uninstall and re-install the printer as a work around and check if it helps.

Step 1: Uninstall the printer:

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  Press “Windows + X” keys on the keyboard.
  
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  Click on “Device Manager” from that list.
  
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  Search for the “Printer” device from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for
  this device” you may select that and then remove its drivers from the computer.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and the restart the computer if prompted.
  

You may also uninstall any related software provided by the printer manufacturer from the computer from “Programs and Features”. For this, you may follow these steps:

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  Press “Windows + X” keys on the keyboard and select “Programs and Features” from that list.
  
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  Search for any software provided by the printer manufacturer in the program list and if available, you may select it and click on “Uninstall” to remove it from the computer.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and the restart the computer if prompted.
  

Step 2: Install a Printer

Refer to the below link about: Install a printer

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/install-printer#install-printer=windows-8

Hope this helps.

 

Printer sharing XP PC to Win. 10 Laptop...

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you would like to connect the printer to Windows 10 running machine.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Log in to your Windows 10 computer with an administrator account.
• Connect the printer to the PC.
• Click on the Start button from the desktop.
• From the Start menu, click Settings.
• From the SETTINGS window, click Devices.
• Once the DEVICES window opens up, from the left pane, select the Printers & scanners category.
• From the right pane, under the Add printers & scanners section, click Add a printer or scanner.
• Wait until Windows searches for the connected printer.
  
  Note: If Windows finds the printer, you can click its name and can follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. If Windows fails to detect the printer, you can continue to next step.
• If Windows is unable to detect the connected printer, please click the
  The printer that I want isn’t listed link.
• From the Find a printer with other options window, click to select the Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings radio button.
• Click Next to continue.
• From the Choose a printer port window, leave the default options selected and click
  Next.
  
  Note: If you are an advanced user, you can also choose a different option from the
  Use an existing port drop-down list, or you can create your own port by selecting the
  Create a new port radio button and specifying your custom port in the enabled field before clicking
  Next.
• From the Install the printer driver window, from the list of printer manufacturers in the left section, click to select the one to which the connected printer belongs.
• From the right pane, locate and click to select the specific model of the printer that is connected to the PC.
  
  Note: At this point, you can also click the Have Disk button and browse and locate the driver for the connected printer if you have downloaded it manually from its official website.
• Click Next and proceed to the next step.
• From the Printer Sharing window, make sure that the Share this printer so that others on the network can find and use it radio button is selected.
  
  Note: If you do not want to share the printer with the network users, you can select the Do not share this printer radio button and jump to step 20.
• In the Share name field, type a short share name for the printer.
  
  Note: The name you specify here will be displayed to the remote users when they search for this printer over the network.
• Optionally you can populate the Location and Comment fields with your preferred information.
• Click Next to continue.
• On the final page of the wizard, click the Print a test page button to check the connectivity and proper functioning of the printer. (Optional)
• Click Finish to complete the process.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you