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Managing Printing

This chapter covers the following recipes:

  • Installing and Sharing Printers
  • Publishing a Printer to Active Directory
  • Changing the Spooler Directory
  • Changing Printer Drivers
  • Printing a Test Page
  • Managing Printer Security
  • Creating a Printer Pool

Introduction

Printing is a feature that Microsoft has incorporated into various versions of the Windows operating system and has evolved over the years. Printer configuration and management in Windows Server 2022 hasn’t changed much from earlier versions. Windows Server 2022 provides you with a printing platform for your organization and the ability to create print servers that you can share with users in your organization.

When printing in Windows, the physical device that renders ...

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