At tutorial of Windows today we are going to learn how to configure devices and printers in Windows 10, a process that we must know especially if we have several devices connected to our PC and we need to carry it out from configurations such as set a specific printer but also driver updates and other important processes.
Access the devices and printers section in Windows 10
To access this section you must:
- We have to write “Devices and printers” in the windows 10 search bar. However, we can also access directly by entering the Control panel
- Next we go to the “Hardware and Sound” block and click on “See devices and printers”.
- To access this section we will observe that we have to wait a few seconds, since it has to detect all the connected devices (those that we have disconnected or even some that have partial disconnection such as hard drives and the like will not appear).
- To manage any device of those that we usually connect to our computer, what you have to do on this occasion is make sure that all these devices are connected and turned on, since otherwise it is very likely that they will not appear in the list.
- Once inside you will see a window similar to the one in the image above, although obviously the icons will vary depending on the devices you have connected in your case.
Process to configure devices and printers in Windows 10
The only thing you have to do now is double click on the device you want to configure, which will open a new window that may vary depending on the device we are selecting. For example, by double clicking on a printer Generally a window will open with the print spooler, but if there are particular tools for any of these devices, they will obviously open before the default Windows windows.
However, in most cases we will see windows similar to these:
As you can see, at the top you will find various tabs through which you can move so that you will access the content related to the configuration, the driver installation as well as a feature list, Device Information, available features, if it works correctly or presents some type of error, access to drivers, access for Change settings, descriptions, related events and a lot of very useful information.
Of course, if instead of double-clicking on the icon we right-click on it, a list will appear with more actions that we can carry out, such as the possibility of setting a certain printer as the default.
By default, when we install a new printer in Windows 10 This will appear as the default, something that we most likely want to change, so we just have to right-click on the one we want to make the default printer and select “Set as default printer.”
With these simple steps you will have accessed the section to configure devices and printers in Windows 10 and of course you will have at your fingertips everything you need to manage any device that you connect externally to the PC.
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