Windows 11 Update 22H2

[slimslob]

Hiya,
What do you need to jump onto the remote pc? Is it \\ip address or computername?
How do you add the driver? Please describe this process if you don't mind, thanks.

Seeing as how rthonpm posted "as if it's on the same LAN" that indicates it is on a different local network. device name lookup is not going to work.

[rthonpm]

Seeing as how rthonpm posted "as if it's on the same LAN" that indicates it is on a different local network. device name lookup is not going to work.

Let's answer two posts in one:

That should have said 'if it's on the same LAN', the 'as' was left over from a different thought. Editing on the phone, even with a good virtual keyboard isn't as clean or easy as a laptop.


I'll create a separate thread for how to use the Print Management console in Windows to install drivers on a remote machine, that way everyone has the steps right at the top instead of having to dig through a thread.

[slimslob]

Editing on the phone, even with a good virtual keyboard isn't as clean or easy as a laptop.

That is why I only use my laptop. But then again I am retired so don't have to use anything else

[slimslob]

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[Hansoon]

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[copier tech]

Honestly, I haven't installed a printer through the Control Panel in years. It's generally easier to just run printmanagement.msc and do everything through there. It's especially helpful if you need to pre-stage drivers or if you want to clean out old drivers without futzing around with multiple other tools or trash registry cleaners. It's also great when you need to add a driver to a remote computer as if it's on the same LAN and your account has admin rights, you can connect to the print manager of another computer.

Overall I'm glad Microsoft is finally getting all of their settings into a single place instead of having to go three or four places to make changes.

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Great tip, thanks!

printmanagement.msc