698 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Print jobs tags

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Why does LPDSVC periodically stop accepting printer jobs?

Hello. I'm having a weird problem with LPR-compatible network printing in Windows. So, I have a machine running Windows 10 Professional, which is named COMP62, and its IP address is 192.168.1.62 . This machine has IPv6 disabled. It has LPDSVC installed…

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asked 2023-04-21T15:10:30.71+00:00
Vassil Daskalov 1 Reputation point
answered 2025-07-01T21:13:05.91+00:00
Heriberto Macedo 0 Reputation points
8 answers

Error "Credentials Supplied Are Not Sufficient" when mapping to a shared printer hosted on Windows 10 from Windows 11 Client

Hello, I have a shared USB printer running on a Windows 10 Home machine. I have this printer successfully mapped and working on other Windows 10 clients. However, when I attempt to map the printer to my Windows 11 Home machine, I get the following…

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asked 2023-02-07T18:07:48.69+00:00
Steve 35 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-26T03:53:22.27+00:00
Manin Oem 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Removal of the Universal Print Pop-up for all documents on a SharePoint Page

When trying to print directly from the browser for a PDF the following pop-up shows: This is causing confusion with people trying to print. Is there a way to remove Universal Print entirely from the SharePoint site to get rid of this pop-up? Or is there…

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asked 2024-10-31T17:17:55.2+00:00
Crosby, Kyle 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-20T21:02:05.8666667+00:00
Chris Yankajtis 5 Reputation points
5 answers

Port List Missing from Printer Properties and other printer issues...

So, I know I have fixed this once before, but it was a long time ago and now I can't find anything on this anymore. I'm a network admin for an MSP. Tl;dr - List of ports are missing in printer properties and I can't add or remove printers (Error…

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asked 2022-01-25T15:10:58.697+00:00
Devon Todd 6 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-20T08:00:40.3166667+00:00
Thomas Urheim 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

when I print labels Word keeps changing A4 size the letter size and print no longer aligns with labels

I started having problems printing labels a month ago - the software suddenly changed my A4 paper size to letter (Print > Printer properties > Advanced > Paper size. Even though I change back to to A4 and save, it still reverts to letter. I…

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asked 2024-04-04T05:53:07.18+00:00
Isaac Golden 25 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-18T23:11:52.9466667+00:00
Keith 0 Reputation points
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CPrintDialog CommDlgExtendedError

when i use CPrintDialog , (win10,x64) CPrintDialog PD(TRUE); PD.DoModal(); it show no dialog and returned IDCANCEL, and i run CommDlgExtendedError () after it, then returned "CDERR_MEMLOCKFAILURE", it means "The common dialog box…

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asked 2020-12-25T09:24:36.467+00:00
HoNey 1 Reputation point
edited the question 2025-05-29T21:59:02.5+00:00
DillanSimmons 6 Reputation points Admin
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

add printer to windows server

Hi All i have a printer and i want to add it to a windows server. and this is a virtual machine. i am unable to add the printer on the windows server. What port needs to be allowed on the network side for the printer to connect to the windows server

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asked 2020-12-04T01:40:11.657+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 12,876 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-05-29T21:55:11.5966667+00:00
DillanSimmons 6 Reputation points Admin
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Print Management Issues

I am running a virtual Windows Server 2008 R2 and have a strange issue with Print management. In my environment there are multiple computers connected to printers through this print server. There are about 30 printers connected to the print server. Each…

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asked 2020-10-20T16:36:20.09+00:00
Karson Fitzgerald 1 Reputation point
edited the question 2025-05-29T21:47:09.53+00:00
DillanSimmons 6 Reputation points Admin
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Branch Office: How to print on a shared printer when there is no connection to domain controller

Hello, i have a case with a company having 20 retail shops connected through vpn to their central offices using ADSL / VDSL lines. On the central offices, they have a Windows 2012 R2 A.D. Domain. On the retail shops, they have 5 to 15 pc's per shop with…

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asked 2020-08-27T10:18:57.257+00:00
George m 1 Reputation point
edited the question 2025-05-29T21:38:24.5633333+00:00
DillanSimmons 6 Reputation points Admin
4 answers

After KB5026363 "Remote Desktop Easy Print" stopped working

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 10.0.14393 on PowerEdge R530 "Remote Desktop Easy Print" was working until KB5026363 was installed. We confirmed that by restoring a backup before installing the Update, confirm that Easy Print is working…

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asked 2023-05-20T09:35:38.1166667+00:00
Andreas Weber 10 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-05-13T17:34:02.3666667+00:00
Christian Martschke 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to add LPR port manually?

Hi I'm trying to find a way to add a LPR printer port via PowerShell. The add-printerport creates standard TCP/IP port only. Basically what this Ok button does in the background I'd like to know. Figured so far, that it creates a bunch of…

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asked 2021-10-21T23:00:42.687+00:00
GabeCz 1 Reputation point
commented 2025-04-10T13:11:38.59+00:00
rmaizeroi 0 Reputation points
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Can't remove printers previously deployed by Group Policy Printer Deployment

Back in the good old days, before PrintNightmare patches in 4Q21, we pushed printers out by Group Policy Printer Deployment. (Clarifying: Not with Preferences, but with Policies, using the Print Management MSC.) At the site I'm working on now, they were…

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asked 2023-04-28T20:22:02.22+00:00
JRV 551 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-14T02:24:04.6433333+00:00
Alan Morris 1,336 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows HA/Cluster printing Azure

Hi All, Im looking to set up HA/Cluster printing on Windows servers in Azure, I understand MS have now deprecated Windows printing clustering. Ive reviewed the option to configure the printer spooler service within Windows Clustering which would switch…

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asked 2023-03-13T16:52:15.3133333+00:00
Scott Evans 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-10T23:15:39.7066667+00:00
Carter, Kain (Health) 5 Reputation points
2 answers

operation could not be completed error 0x709 please double check the printer name

Hi, I am using windows 10. I am trying to install network printer but I am getting an error while installation. "Operation could not be completed error 0x709 please double check the printer name". I have tried installing two different network…

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asked 2024-07-09T05:55:59.64+00:00
Nikunj Patel 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-03-06T18:38:18.7+00:00
Alan Morris 1,336 Reputation points
3 answers

Printer Query/ SPL and SHD to PDF converter

Hi all! When I press "Keep Printed Documents" in advanced settings it saves as a SPL and SHD file. Is there an easy way to change it into a pdf/ a way I can automate changing it into a pdf? Thanks.

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asked 2022-05-27T12:05:10.077+00:00
Anthony 1 Reputation point
commented 2025-02-24T23:35:49.2766667+00:00
Alan Morris 1,336 Reputation points
3 answers

How can set up scan to email to my outlook account?

Hello all, I am using a xerox printer with scan to email capability. I want to use my outlook/hotmail account to where I want to scan my documents directly to. The information that setting this up asks for is SMTP Server, Outgoing SMTP Port number,…

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asked 2021-01-23T20:11:59.393+00:00
Geroge TKo 11 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-15T19:25:37.09+00:00
Jean-Pierre PEREZ 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to deploy printer in a GPO via powershell

I'd like to add printers into a GPO via powershell because eventually I need to add 50-100 printers. This is the process. Then, I need to add printers inside "Control Panel Settings" So, I created the first part of the…

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asked 2022-05-11T14:41:15.9+00:00
commented 2025-02-14T17:51:48.0733333+00:00
Robert Cocker 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows 11 22H2 and PaperCut Server

Hello everyone, I'm facing an issue with my Windows 11 machines 22H2/22H3 and a Shared printer installed on a PaperCut on-premises server. I deploy the shared printer via PrintDeploy which is working really great. But the problem I'm facing is for an…

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asked 2024-08-30T14:29:37.0966667+00:00
Laurent 26 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-06T07:15:24.66+00:00
Laurent 26 Reputation points
2 answers

Cant share printer on print server

Cant share new printer on printserver (Server 2012 R2) Event ID 315: The print spooler failed to share printer Printername with shared resource name Printername. Error 5. The printer cannot be used by others on the network. All other existenting printers…

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asked 2023-07-06T15:26:42.54+00:00
Molle, Christoph 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-05T23:58:24.6133333+00:00
Alan Morris 1,336 Reputation points
4 answers

W2k24 print server with IPP enabled not allowing network devices to print to it

A service we will be starting to use shortly requires a printer server with IPP/IPPS enabled on it to print securely. I have setup a Windows Server 2025 server with the printer server and Internet Printing enabled. After adding a network printer to the…

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asked 2024-12-06T21:28:13.7866667+00:00
John Adamski 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-27T20:17:31.63+00:00
John Adamski 0 Reputation points