Add a network printer on Windows 11
If the printer is on the same network, Windows finds it automatically.
- Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners.
- Click “Add device”. Wait while Windows scans the network.
- Click the printer when it appears.
- Windows will download the driver automatically. Wait until it says “Ready”.
- Print a test page — right-click the printer → Printer properties → Print Test Page.
- Not finding the printer? Ask whoever owns the printer for the IP address, then choose “The printer that I want isn’t listed” → Add using IP address.
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