Printing Job is one of the most important part of a PC User, Most of of all printer supports Windows operating system. Printer connecting is a simple task, so you can start printing right afteryou connect itto yourcomputer.But this simple tasks likeadding asharednetwork printer canbecome a hell of a task when“Windows cannot connect to the printer”errorisreturned. However, even after installing the correct drivers,the error “Windows cannot connect lớn the printer”may appear.This errorcanoccur ifthe printer hasnotbeenset up correctly or if the printer cablesareloose.
Some printer issues are hard to tackle, especially when it comes to corrupted repositories or missing Windows files. Mostly printer’s problem start with “Windows couldn’t connect khổng lồ the printer” but you will see their error code will be different. Some of the most common One are the following:
Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied.Windows cannot connect to lớn the printer. Error Code : 0x0000011b.Windows cannot connect to lớn the printer. Error Code : 0x0000007e.Windows Couldn’t connect to lớn the printer. Check the printer name & try again. If this is a network printer, make sure that the is turned on, and that the printer address is correct.
SelectSearch automatically for driversto let Windows find the latest printer drivers.Wait for Windows lớn find và install the updated drivers.If the latest driver is not available, you will be prompted that “The best driver for your device are already installed”. In this case, you can choose to check Windows Update for updated drivers to lớn force the system to kiểm tra for the latest drivers.
5. Restart the Print Spooler Service
If you’ve already done all the steps above và are still having issues, restarting the print spooler service may help alleviate the headache of “Windows Cannot Connect lớn the Printer” Error.
The Printer Spooler service in Windows helps the operating system recognize connected printers. So if you accidentally disable the Print Spooler service, there is no way to lớn get your printer up & running.
LaunchRunby pressingWindows+Rat the same time.Type the services.msc command in theRunbox và pressEnter.Double-clickPrint Spooleron the right to open thePropertiesmenu.SelectStopto temporarily stop the spooler service.Wait for few seconds.Reactivate the service by selectingStart.
6. Copy mscms.dll file Manually
When Windows 10/11 mistakenly searches for the “mscms.dll” tệp tin in different subfolders, it causes “Could not connect khổng lồ printer” error on your computer. You need lớn copy the mscms.dll file to the corresponding driver installation folder.
LaunchRunby pressingWindows+Rat the same time.Type the system32 command in theRunbox to open System32 Folder và pressEnter.Find and Copy the tệp tin mscms.dll from system32 folder.Paste mscms.dll file in this folder C:windowssystem32spooldriversx643.7. ”Windows Cannot Connect lớn the Printer” Due khổng lồ Windows Update
According lớn user reports, Windows 10 shows error ”Windows Cannot Connect lớn the Printer” after installing security updates KB5005568, KB5005566, and KB5005565. This helps protect against Windows Print Spooler impersonation. These updates break the TPC authentication cấp độ for network printers & cause error “Can’t Connect khổng lồ Printer”. Uninstalling updates usually fixes the problem. If you can’t uninstall the Windows update because it was installed more than two weeks ago, the only way to fix the error is lớn use Registry Editor.
PressWin + RKey at same time.Typeregeditin openedRun Box.HitOK.Now , Registry editor page will be open after running this command in run box than expend the Following Path or copy & paste into path bar.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrint
After navigating above location. Create a newDWORD (32-bit) Valuethat name should beRpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabledand press enter key lớn save change. You can see this in below image.
Now, double-click on the newly createdRpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabledvalue.In theEditmenu, you have to lớn only change khổng lồ the setValue data khổng lồ 0. Zero is default number of Value data But we should kiểm tra it once.clickingOkto save the changes.
After the Registry modification vì chưng not forget lớn restart printer spooler services. System restart is not required after modification. You can kiểm tra thishow lớn restart printer spooler services.
8. đánh giá Group Policy Editor
If you connect a printer to lớn your computer without administrative privileges, Windows will not let you install the drivers correctly. If this is the case, you will need to change an option in the Group Policy Editor to resolve the issue.
Group Policy Editor (GPE) is an advanced configuration editor for the Windows operating system. It allows you to adjust most advanced Windows settings on the fly.
Follow the steps below to resolveprinter connectivityissues.
Open the Run menu by pressingWin + Rat same time.Now, typegpedit.mscand clickOK.UnderComputer Configuration, clickAdministrative Templates > Printers.Double click theLimits print driver installation to Administrators.
Also, make sure that theAllow Print Spooler to lớn accept client connectionsoption is set to eitherNot ConfiguredorEnabled.
Note : Group Policy Editor (GPE) functionality is for Windows Pro, Education, và Enterprise editions only. Therefore, you need lớn use a workaround to access the Group Policy Editor on Windows Home.
These are the quick & best ways khổng lồ completely fix the “Windows cannot connect to printer” error. We hope these solutions will help you recover from this error.
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