However, if the printer sharing isn’t working, you’re unable to find the printer in the network, or for whatever other reason, you can use several troubleshooting steps to resolve this problem on Windows 11. This guide will teach you the different ways to troubleshoot and fix problems when sharing a printer on the network.

Fix printer sharing by updating driver Fix printer sharing by removing recent update Fix printer sharing with Troubleshooter Fix printer sharing with firewall troubleshooting Fix printer sharing with reshare configuration

Fix printer sharing by updating driver

To fix a shared printer on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, try to send a print job to confirm the printer is working.

Fix printer sharing by removing recent update

To remove a problematic update conflicting with the printer driver or networking settings, use these steps: After you complete the steps, you may need to restart the computer, and upon restart, send a new print job to confirm the printer is working.

Fix printer sharing with Troubleshooter

To run the printer troubleshooter to resolve common sharing problems, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the Troubleshooter should be able to detect and resolve the sharing or any other problem affecting the printer.

Fix printer sharing with firewall troubleshooting

To resolve firewall problems sharing a printer on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, try to print one more time, and if the print job is sent successfully, then the problem may be related to the firewall configuration.

Allow printer over firewall

To allow a printer over the firewall, use these steps: If you’re troubleshooting devices that use the SMB protocol, refer to this Microsoft documentation page.

Fix printer sharing with reshare configuration

To reshare a printer, you must first stop the current configuration and reconfigure the share settings.

Stop printer share

To stop sharing a printer on Windows 11, use these steps: After completing the steps, confirm you can print to the printer locally and then share the printer again.

Start printer share

To share a printer in the network on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you should be able to print again to the shared printer.

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