Cara Share Printer Di Windows10
If you have a USB printer, which doesn’t feature Wi-Fi or Ethernet network connectivity, Windows 10 makes it super easy to turn your computer into a print server by letting you share your USB printer in the network for everyone to access it with just a few click.
Printer sharing is nothing new, it’s a feature that has been part of the operating system for a long time, and you can still use it on Windows 10.
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to share a printer on Windows 10 over the network without the need to set up Homegroup.
How to share a printer on Windows 10
To connect a USB printer to a Wi-Fi network without extra accessories, you can use Windows 10 “printer sharing”, here’s how to do it:
Open Settings.
Click on Devices.
Select your printer from the list.
Click the Manage button.
Click the Printer properties link.
Open the Sharing tab.
Click the Change Share Options button.
Check the Share this printer option.
Change the printer share name as needed, but not required.
Click Apply.
Click OK to complete the task.
Once you completed the steps, your USB printer will now be available in the network for anyone to connect and use.
How to install a shared printer on Windows 10
Installing a shared printer is an easy process, but it’s not the same as it would be to install a wireless printer.
To install a printer that you’re sharing in the network on another computer, do the following:
Open Settings.
Click on Devices.
Click the Add printer & scanner button.
Click The printer that I want isn’t listed.
Check the Select a shared printer by name option.
Type the network path to the printer. For example,
computerNameprinterName. You can also use the IP address for the computer sharing the printer if for some reason the name doesn’t work.Click Next.
Leave the default printer name.
Click Next to install the shared printer on the computer.
Click Finish to complete the task.
After completing the steps, you should now be able to send print jobs through the network, to your computer, and to the USB printer.
Remember that users will only be able to print as long as the computer sharing the printer is turned on.
Although most new printers include a print server to connect it to a network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection, there are still a lot of printers that only feature USB or parallel cable connectivity, and Windows 10 offers an easy solution to enable you to share a printer with other people over the network.
HomeGroup, a feature that was introduced with Windows 7 continued to assist users to share files, folders, libraries, devices, etc. on smaller networks till it was finally removed in Windows 10 v1803. Microsoft didn’t state any specific reason justifying the removal of the feature, but their statement on the Microsoft support website makes it clear that the removal was intentional and in the belief that a substitute already exists.
The real issue is for users who were dependant on HomeGroups for they would neither be able to create or join existing HomeGroups nor leave the ones they are already a member of. HomeGroup will neither appear in the File Explorer nor the Control Panel.
We cannot troubleshoot existing HomeGroups through systems which have updated to v1803 since the Troubleshoot option at Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot has been removed as well.
- The shared folders can be accessed from the File Explorer by typing the path homePCSharedFolderName.
- Shared printers could still be accessed from the Print dialogue box.
Share Printers & Files even though HomeGroup has been removed
This becomes a serious issue for those who were heavily dependant on HomeGroups. Microsoft has mentioned the following solutions for those who wish to continue sharing their files and printers. Let us see how you can share printers & files in Windows 10 v1803 even though HomeGroup has been removed.
1] Sharing a network printer
Connect the primary PC to the printer and system to the network. Two ways to share the printer after that are as follows:
Share the printer using Settings
1] Click on the Start button then on the gear-like symbol to open the Settings app.
2] Go to Devices and then Printers and Scanners.
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3] Check if your printer is listed there, or else add it.
4] Click on your printer and then select Manage. Select Printer Properties and then open the Sharing tab.
5] Click on Share this Printer and add or modify the Share name of the printer which is to be used while connecting to a secondary PC.
Share the printer using Control Panel
1] Type Control Panel in Search and find Control Panel. Open it.
2] Select Hardware and Sound and then View devices and printers.
3] Right-click and open Printer properties and hop on to the Sharing tab.
4] Click on Share the printer and edit the name and details as mentioned earlier.
In case you are adding the printer to a secondary PC, it won’t be listed by default, so you could click on Add a printer and type the name of the printer.
2] Sharing files in File Explorer
Sharing files on Windows is simple.
1] Open File Explorer and navigate to the file you wish to share.
2] Click on the Share tab and then on Share. Choose the app with which you wish to share that file.
Since we are using it as a replacement for HomeGroup, users might prefer to share their files using OneDrive.
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