Enable and View Printed Document History in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
14There can be many reasons why you want to see print history on Windows 11 and Windows 10. Maybe, you are unsure whether you have printed a document or not, or you are suspicious that someone is printing from your computer without your permission. However, no matter the reason, the question is how to see print history on Windows 11/10?
Luckily, Windows lets you view your print history. But the only drawback is that you have to turn on the feature manually. So there is a pretty high chance that you won’t be able to see your past print history.
This tutorial explains how to check Print History in Windows 11. When you print a document using your Windows 11/10 laptop or PC, it doesn’t keep track of it by default. However, if you want, you can enable Windows to save the print history so that you may refer to it later. This can be done by enabling the printer’s print queue to remember printed documents, or by configuring the Event Viewer to record all print events. A few third-party software also allow you to monitor the print activity on your system and view the list of documents that have been printed in the past. In this tutorial, we will explain in detail how you can keep a log of the printed documents and check the print history in Windows 11.
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Whether you want to check print history for your own reference or to see what others are printing from your system, it’s easy to find a list of previously printed files on Windows.
Although the print queue in Windows displays your queued print jobs, it does not keep track of completed ones. However, you can still view your printed document history using the Event Viewer tool on Windows. Let's see how.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.