printer is a device that we often use in our daily life. Recently, a win7 user wants to share a connected printer with another computer. I don’t know how to set up sharing. I believe everyone has encountered setting up a shared printer. Circumstances, then how to set up printer sharing on win7 computer, the following editor will share with you the setting method of win7 shared printer.
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Solution:
1. Right-click [Computer] and select [Management], in the pop-up [Computer Management] window: System Tools -> Local users and groups -> users, find [Guest] on the right and double-click it, and uncheck the disabled account.
2. Back to the computer desktop, press the win+R shortcut to pop up, or click the lower left corner of the computer to start, find Run on the start menu, and enter: gpedit.msc To enter the local group policy editor.
3. In the local group policy editor interface, Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment, on the right, find [Reject local login] and [Reject access to this computer from the network], double-click to delete the Guest.
4. Click the [Start] button, select [Devices and Printers], and find the printer you want to share in the pop-up window (provided that the printer is properly connected,The driver has been installed correctly), right-click on the printer and select [Printer Properties].
5. Switch to the [Sharing] tab, check [Share this printer], and set a share name.
6. Right-click on the network connection icon in the system tray and select [Open Network and Sharing Center].
7. Remember whether your network is a home, work or public network, and then click [Advanced Sharing Settings].
8. Select the corresponding network. Just now my network is a public network, then I will select the public network to set up, [Enable network discovery], [Enable file and printer sharing], [Turn off password protection sharing].
9. Right-click [Computer] to select properties, click [Change Settings] in the properties interface, click [Change] in the computer name tab that pops up, and remember your computer’s Computer name, workgroup name must be consistent with other computers.
10. Go to another computer, press the win+R shortcut key to pop up, or click the lower left corner of the computer to start,Find Run on the start menu, enter: \\ldy-PC, ldy-PC is the name of the computer sharing the printer.
11. In the pop-up input credentials, username: Guest, password is empty, remember to check remember my credentials.
12. After finding the shared printer, double-click to install, and the printer sharing is complete.
The above is the setting method of win7 shared printer. If there is no printer sharing, you can set it according to the above method.
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