Last month I did the free Windows 11 Home upgrade to my PC (new in 2020) from the Windows 10 that had come with it. Today I discovered that the other Windows 11 computers in the house can no longer connect to and access the USB printer connected to this machine, since I went from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
If from another computer I try to "add a new printer" the printer is not "seen" from them. When I then go to add it manually from a computer on the network:
Other than the Win10>Win11 upgrade, nothing has changed. And the other computers in the house can still have read access to shared directories and files on my computer.
If from another computer I try to "add a new printer" the printer is not "seen" from them. When I then go to add it manually from a computer on the network:
- I can "see" my computer on the network
- Clicking on my computer, I can "see" the printer and populate it into "select a shared printer by name" from the "add printer" dialog
- But then when I click NEXT from that dialog I get "Windows cannot connect to the printer. No printers were found"
Other than the Win10>Win11 upgrade, nothing has changed. And the other computers in the house can still have read access to shared directories and files on my computer.
- Windows Build/Version
- 23H2
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- LOOP AIO LP-270206
- CPU
- Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
- Motherboard
- Asus Pro H410T/CSM
- Memory
- 16GB - Kingston DDR4 SODIMM, 2666
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung MZ-V8V500B/AM 500 GB SSD (OS and apps)
WD 1TB SSD (data)
- Antivirus
- Defender