Windows 7 operating system to add a printer tutorial

  
Windows 7 operating system and the previous user group of the huge Windows XP operating system in the same operation, but there are some differences. Many users don't know much about how to add printers to Win7. Here we make a simple tutorial to teach everyone how to add a printer to the Win7 operating system.
For newly purchased printers, there are drive CDs, so we won't go into the details of how to install a new printer. Here we describe how to install an earlier model printer or a network printer. In the Start menu, find the printer options, and in the horizontal bar above the box, you can find the button to add a printer.

At the top left of the picture, you can see the button for adding a printer.
After clicking the button, a wizard will pop up asking if the user is adding a local USB printer or a network or wireless printer. Since the Windows 7 operating system has a large number of built-in printer drivers internally, if it is not an extremely unpopular product, the remaining steps will automatically install the driver. Here we demonstrate how to add a network printer.

Win7 Add Printer Wizard Tool
At this time, the operating system will automatically scan the entire LAN to find a printer that is already connected.

Find the printer

There will be communication and driver installation prompts after the next step
After installing the driver, you will be prompted to share this printer. Here we choose not to share, because this is Network printers can be accessed by other users.

Adding Completion
After the printer is added, the printer model and the installed driver type will be displayed correctly. Here is the HP LaserJet P2015 on the network, and the driver's printing language is PCL6. For the whole process, the author thinks that choosing the printer connection type and finding the button to add the printer may be the difficulty of this process, and other processes can reflect the high ease of use of the Win7 operating system.
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