Printer sharing allows numerous computers on a network to make use of a single printer.

If you want to share a printer, go to the computer that the printer is plugged into, and follow these steps to turn on printer sharing:

1. Open Network and Sharing Center by clicking on the Start button, and after that click on the Control Panel, and again click on the Network and Internet, and after that click on Network and Sharing Center.

2. Below Sharing and Discovery, click the arrow button next to Printer sharing, click Turn on printer sharing, and then click Apply. If you are provoked for an administrator password or else verification, type the password or else offer verification.

3. If you're connected to a workgroup (if you're at home, you most likely are), click the arrow button next to Password-protected sharing. If password-protected sharing is turned on, only people with a user account as well as password for this PC can access the printer. Turn this off to offer everyone on your network access. Once you've chosen, click Apply. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Note Printer sharing won't work if password-protected sharing is turned on along with your user account have a vacant password? You must choose a password.

Now you want to share the printer itself. Here's how:

1. Open Printers as well as click on the Start button, and after that click on the Control Panel, clicking Hardware and Sound, and after that clicking on Printers.

2. Right-click the printer you want to share, and after that click on the Sharing.

3. Choose the Share this printer check box.

Other people on your network can now connect to this printer.