How to Create a Printer Shortcut in Windows 11/10 Computer [Guide]
28How to Create a Printer Shortcut in Windows 11/10 Computer [Guide]
This tutorial will show you how to create a printer shortcut in Windows 11. While you can't add it to the toolbar like in Windows 10, we'll show you another way to achieve a very similar result.
Do you miss the printer shortcut icon on the Windows 10 taskbar? In earlier Windows versions, the handy little icon held the print queue, allowing you to quickly see the pending tasks for your printer. Unfortunately, with Windows 10 and new ways of printing—think Wi-Fi and cloud printers—that ease is lacking. But in a few easy steps, you can recover that accessibility.
Here, we show you how to create a printer shortcut on your Windows 10 machine and place an icon on your taskbar. It's just more convenient for you when it's there.
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Prior to Windows 10, any time you've connected a printer to your computer, you would see an icon in the taskbar for the printer queue. Today, with Wi-Fi printing and cloud printing available, you may not always see your installed printer on the taskbar anymore. But you can create a printer shortcut in your Windows 10 taskbar.
Before you can create a printer shortcut in your Windows 10 desktop or taskbar, you'll need to make sure you have a printer installed. Then you can create the shortcut and pin it to your taskbar.
If you frequently use your printers, you might be interested in adding a Printer shortcut to your desktop, which can then be moved to the Start Menu, Taskbar, and more.
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.