
Otherwise, click on Windows Update to let Windows freshen up on your printer driversĪll you have to do now is name the printer and wait for it to get installed. If your printer has a disc with a driver in it, select Have Disk. Next up, you have to select the printer driver.Select a port from the ones available in the drop-down or create a new one.Select Add a local printer or a network printer with manual settings and click on Next.This will open a different prompt in the Control Panel Wait a while for the scan to go through, after which click on Add Manually.


Open the Printers and Scanners section in Windows settings. Open the ‘Printers and Scanners’ settings Thus, it is pertinent that you have the right kind of connection cable and the required port on your PC for the process to continue. For example, your printer might only support a USB type-B connection on the printer and Type-A connectivity on the PC. The physical connections vary from printer to printer. The first step is to connect the printer’s wire to your computer’s port. Open the ‘Printers and Scanners’ settings Connect the printer’s cord to the PC.Let us look at the steps you need to follow for the same: How to connect a USB printer manually in Windows 11/10?Ĭonnecting wired printers i.e., ones with a USB or ethernet cable is a much easier process than with their wireless counterparts. In this article, we will walk you through the steps you need to take to connect a USB printer manually to your Windows 11/10 PC. Although Microsoft has done everything in its power to make the printer connecting experience seamless, people still run into all kinds of issues. USB Printers, especially, haven’t typically been super convenient to connect with a Windows computer. The experience of connecting hardware devices to computers can vary across the hardware and systems.
