Windows 10: When I try to use the windows shared printer feature all I get is a mini advisory window...

When I try to use the windows shared printer feature an Epson WF-2830 via USB, which is connected to a windows-10 primary computer on a private peer to peer network, windows 11 hits a wall and never connects to the device [printer]. All I get is a mini advisory window that says in part . . . "windows could not connect to the printer". That windows 11 OS is running on a recently purchased new surface pro 8 tablet type computer which works A-OK as a peer in our at home private wired network. The printer address is known and works just fine doing the shared device [printer] connection routine o

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Can't share printer—getting error message

Yeah, I have windows firewall disabled, and I don't use any other firewall... mostly to prevent stupid issues like this.

None taken... and yeah, I do.

 

Can't share printer—getting error message

Step 1: Go to store.
Step 2: Buy a less shitty printer.
Step 3: Pick up some beer while you are there.
Step 4: Enjoy both your new printer and your beer.

In all seriousness, I have had more issues with Lexmark printers and their shitty drivers then any other manufacturer, HP is a close second though.

However, if you don't want to get a new printer*Laugh :laugh:, and I can understand that, when my Lexmark was giving me the same troubles in Win7(and Vista) I had to make sure the Windows firewall was ON and the firewall service was enabled and running. After I shared it I could re-disable the firewall and firewall services.

 

Printer Sharing feature is Broken in Windows 10 latest version

Hello,

I am screaming inside now, Microsoft seems to have broken, or to be fair, let's just say heavily altered (and not in the good way) the well-known printer sharing feature that has been part of Windows for... since Windows 98 I guess? And I'm unable to make it work. Please help me!

This is a SHARING issue , a problem with Windows networking, and not a printer-specific issue. I can't share ANY printers at all, if I am using Windows 10 21H2, or any recent version of Windows 10.

If I use legacy versions of Windows, such as Windows 7, or even early Windows 10 from 2015, then it works fine using the same steps. It is crazy.

What I did:
- Set network type to home/private.
- Enabled file and printer sharing.
- Turned off password protected sharing.
- Enabled guest any "ANONYMOUS LOGON" permissions for the printer to be shared.
- Shared the printer using the system dialogue.
- Installed additional drivers using the share prompt as we have a legacy Win7 computer too, that is running x86. (The main system is Windows 10 21H2 x64 of course, now hosting drivers x64 AND x86 for this printer)
- Checked the network menu in explorer on the client computer (One running Windows 10 21H1 x64 and other running Windows 7 x86). They can both see the server (Windows 10 21H2 x64) and the printer share. But unable to connect it, or add it as an actual printer.

Error is: unable to connect to the printer,
with specific error code 0x0000011b

I looked up this code and it seems others have seen it too:
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I tried these steps but they don't work. And I can't uninstall that update, its not in the list. Also that would make me vulnerable to run old versions of Windows 10.

What should I do? I struggle to digest that in the latest version of Windows 10, printer sharing is just, well, broken.