Windows 10 For Seniors For Dummies, 4th Edition

Chapter 13

Connecting a Printer and Other Devices

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding plug-and-play hardware devices

Setting up a printer

Examining devices connected to your computer

Fine-tuning a touchscreen

Every computer has a screen. Most computers, other than tablets, also have a keyboard and a mouse or other pointing device. You can add a mouse to a laptop that lacks one or replace the keyboard or mouse that came with your computer. Add a printer or a scanner to extend your computer’s functionality.

For any hardware add-ons — which tech folk call peripherals — Windows 10 has a trick up its sleeve. Thanks to plug-and-play technology, which automatically identifies add-on devices, connecting new devices to your computer can be quite easy.

In this chapter, you explore the devices connected to your computer, as well as options available for those devices. You find out how to access devices connected to your computer and also calibrate a touchscreen to make it work better for you.

Trust USB Plug and Play for Hardware

You may find many kinds of add-on devices useful:

• A printer lets ...