If you have a wired printer that you want to connect to your Windows 11/10 PC, you can do so via the native Printer and Scanner settings. Here's how!

Connect the wireless printer server to your computer with a single Ethernet cable when prompted. Connect one or more printers to your wireless print server with USB cables.

Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the computer. New printers can connect using a USB port, a network adapter built into the printer or, most recently, the wireless printer adapter.

Shared Printer Connect the printer to one of the computers -- the desktop, if applicable -- via an A/B USB cable. Install to the computer the software that came with the device.

The USB/Parallel adapters you see also require a host because they are used for connecting a computer (USB host) with a USB port to a printer with a parallel port.

Still printing? At least do it wirelessly. We'll walk you through how to connect your Brother, Canon, HP, or Epson printer to your Wi-Fi network so you can access it from multiple devices.

Specifically, some Brother printers won't detect PCs when connected through a USB cable. Issues have also been spotted when trying to change a Brother printer's settings from a Windows 11 PC.