The best printer hacks for Windows 11?

Windows 11 is ready to print after installation, but some hacks can make working with printers and printing in Microsoft Windows 11 even more enjoyable!

Contents:

1.) ... printer and administration under Windows 11!
2.) ... install printers with their own drivers!
3.) ... printer sharing under Windows 11!
4.) ... Cancel print jobs in Windows 11!
5.) ... standard printer and Windows 11!
6.) ... create PDFs when printing! 

1.) Printer and administration under Windows 11!

In the printer management you can check whether the installed printer driver was correctly uninstalled under Windows 11!

►►  Printer management, printer server, driver, printer connections!

2.) Install printers with their own drivers!

MS does not provide drivers for devices manufactured before 2014, this is the case for all scanners, printers and plotters, but you can use the Windows 7 driver on Windows 11, 10, .... 

►► Install printers with their own drivers, using the example of HP under Windows!

3.) Printer sharing under Windows 11!

If you have connected a printer to your Windows 11 computer and set it up on your computer, you can, for example, share the printer with all family members!
 

►►  Release and share the printer under Windows (11, 10, 8.1, ...)

4.) Cancel print jobs in Windows 11!

If you have a local or network printer connected to your Windows, you may need to pause printing, or remove stalled print jobs that are queued. Sometimes Windows 11 ignores the Clean Print Queue command available on the printer's UI. Here is a quick solution to remove jammed print jobs in the print queue.

►► Cancel all print jobs in Windows 10/11 via print service, but how?

Also good:

►► Command to list print jobs / cancel / example?

5.) Standard printer and Windows 11!

The standard printer under Windows 11 should be set in order to tell all programs, applications, ... which printer should be used preferentially!    

►► Set the default printer in Windows 11!

6.) Create PDFs while printing! 

Everyone knows the handy old  XPS printer : you no longer have to use other solutions or install a third-party application like the handy tool  WinScan2PDF . Especially those who like to use the free writing program  under Windows 11 / 10 are happy to be able to convert it quickly to PDF!

►►  How to print to PDF on Windows 11/10

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