Printing - Removing and Re-adding a Printer in Windows 11

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This document details how to remove and re-add a printer on a Windows 11 system.

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Removing a Printer

1. To begin, complete the following:

        1. Navigate to the Windows search bar

        2. Search for, then select, "Printers & Scanners"

Open Printers & scanners

2. Select the printer you want to remove

Select the Printer to remove

3. Select "Remove"

"Remove" is in the upper-right corner of the page.


Re-Adding a Printer

1. Navigate to the Windows search bar

Navigate to the Windows Search bar

2. Enter the following information based on your location:

 Location

 Type

 Green Bay Campus

 \\fpsd

 Manitowoc Campus

 \\man-print-1

 Marinette Campus

 \\mnt-print-1

 Sheboygan Campus

 \\shb-print-1


3. Press "Enter"

4. A window will pop up with the available printers on that campus - find your printer and double click it to install

        a. All network printers should have a label on them with the printer queue name

NOTE: If you know the printer queue name, type in the above with \queue name at the end (e.g. \\fpsd\ciric183)

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This document details how to remove and re-add a printer on a Windows 11 system.