Basic Windows Operations

Depending on the computer that you use, the operation may differ.

Displaying the Printer Folder

Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start] select [Control Panel] [View devices and printers].
Windows 10
[] select [Windows System]  [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound] [Devices and Printers].
Windows Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen select [Control Panel] [View devices and printers].
Windows Server 2016
Right-click [] select [Control Panel] [Hardware] [Devices and Printers].

Displaying Shared Printers in the Print Server

1
Open Windows Explorer.
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start] select [File Explorer].
Windows 10/Server 2016
Right-click [] select [File Explorer].
Windows Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen  select [File Explorer].
2
Select the print server from [Network].
To view computers on the network, you may need to turn on network discovery or search the network for computers.
The shared printer is displayed.
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Checking the LPR/RAW Printer Port

1
Open the printer folder. Displaying the Printer Folder
2
Right-click your printer icon of the machine and click [Printer properties].
3
Check the port settings.
Click the [Ports] tab.
Make sure that the correct port is selected for the printer.

When Printing from the Microsoft Store App

Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Display the charms on the right side of the screen Tap or click [Devices] [Print] The driver that you use [Print].
Windows 10
Tap or click [Print] on the application The driver that you use [Print].
Windows Server 2012
Display the charms on the right side of the screen Tap or click [Devices] The driver that you use [Print].
If you print using this method, only a limited number of print settings are available.
If the message [The printer requires your attention. Go to the desktop to take care of it.] is displayed, go to the desktop and follow the instructions in the displayed dialog box. This message appears when the machine is set to display the user name during printing and similar instances.
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