If you have Windows 8 installed on your PC, it is important that you know that there is a section through which you can manage devices and printers so that you can customize the functionalities to the maximum and correct problems such as choosing the default printer, updating drivers and much more.
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Printer does not appear on Windows 8 devices and printers. What to do?
Well, as usually happens in these cases, every time we are going to manage any aspect related to our operating system, what we have to do is go to the Windows 8 control panel.
We can get there directly from the Windows 8 search engine or you can even right-click on any free part of the desktop and then click on “Customize now”, with which you will see a window similar to this one.
Now you will find the link to Control Panel in the upper left corner of the screen.
From the Windows 8 Control Panel
Now we are in the Control panel of Windows 8, and in order to start manage devices and printers, what we will do is go to the block “Hardware and sound” and then click on “Devices and printers".
At this time you will be seeing a window similar to the one above, although you will obviously have other devices installed, so this aspect will vary.
Managing devices and printers in Windows 8
As a general rule we are going to find four different blocks that are, first of all, Devices, in second place Multimedia devices, in third place Printers and to finish we will have the section Not specified.
It should be noted that the devices here are generally stored in a slightly strange way, but don't worry, because you will find each and every one of them here.
Devices
In this first section you will find most of the devices that you have connected to your computer, obviously not including multimedia devices and printers.
For example you will find your screens, speakers, devices of game, Keyboards, System of storage, hulls, mice, telephone devices And a long etcetera.
If we right-click on any of these devices you will see various options such as the possibility of set up said device, take it off from the list, access your We take care of your rental property in Valencia. or even solve problems.
Multimedia devices
Here you will find the multimedia devices. Do not forget that in the event that there are several devices connected through a Lan or modem You can manage them from here.
As with the previous case, with the right button we will access all its properties and configuration.
Printers
This is a compendium with all the printers connected to our computer. Also with the right button we can make configurations and access relevant information, as well as choose the printer that will work default to print our jobs.
Not specified
And finally we have this section where all those devices that have not been organized in the previous ones are included. In my case you will see that the Logitech G13 keyboard appears, why is it here and not in the first section? Maybe it is one of those mysteries of Microsoft.
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