How to share printer windows 10

1. The first step you should do is to click on the Windows button and go to ‘Settings’. You will find an option to access the ‘Devices’ where you will have your Bluetooth mouse, keyboards and printers.
2. Click on the printer that you want to share by selecting it from the list of available printers under ‘Printers and Scanners’. This is the more modern way to find your printer in windows 10.
3. Select the printer that you wish to share by clicking on the printer. When you select the printer that you wish to share, you will see the ‘Manage’ button.
4. Click the ‘Manage’ button, you will now see a bunch of options. Go to ‘Printer properties’. Continue by selecting the ‘Sharing’ option.
5. Put a tick against the printer you selected to share. You can also edit and change the name of your printer that you wish to share. Be aware, that this name will be used by a secondary computer to connect itself to the printer.
6. You also have an option to install additional drivers. If you are using a tablet, you need to install the ‘ARM64’ driver. If you are using a 32-bit computer, install the ‘x86’ driver. Similarly, if you have a 64-bit computer, install the ‘x64’ driver.
7. Apply the settings and click ‘OK’.

Your printer will now be visible on your network.

NOTE: Please note that the printer you shared won’t be available once your computer enters into sleep mode.

1. You can access your device’s ‘Control Panel’ by searching it inside the search panel on the taskbar and clicking it.
2. To view all devices and printers, click on ‘View devices and printers’ option under ‘Hardware and Sound’.
3. Right-click the printer you wish to share, select ‘Printer properties’, and then choose the ‘Sharing’ tab.
4. You can share the printer by selecting ‘Share this printer’ in the Sharing tab.

1. You can access your shared printer to a secondary computer over the network by clicking the Start Menu, then selecting ‘Settings’ followed by ‘Device’ and ‘Printers and Scanners’.
2. Choose ‘Add a printer or scanner’ in the ‘Add printers & scanners’.
3. By selecting ‘Add Device’, you will be able to choose the printer you want to connect in the network.
4. In case, the printer you want isn’t listed, select and open the ‘The printer I want isn’t listed’.
5. Choose ‘Select a shared printer by name’ from the Add printer option, and enter the device or computer name of your primary computer and the printer’s share name in this format: ” \\nameofcomputer\nameofprinter “
6. Select ‘Next’ to finish installing the printer driver when prompted.
7. To use the printer, you must be aware of the password and username of the shared primary PC.

We hope that our step-by-step tutorial on how to share a printer with other computers on Windows 10 has helped you and made it easier to share your printer. If you face any issues while sharing your printer, have any questions or need any further support, please leave a comment in the community chat. We would love to hear from you and help you out! Stay tuned for more informational guides like how to connect a printer to a laptop and many more!