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You have a computer that has a local printer You need to share the printer. Which two tools can you use to achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
The correct answer is B. Devices and Printers from Control Panel D. Set-Printer from Windows PowerShell. Two supported tools for sharing a local printer are Devices and Printers in Control Panel and the Set-Printer PowerShell cmdlet.
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You have a computer that has a local printer You need to share the printer. Which two tools can you use to achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
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- Anet share from a command prompt
- BDevices and Printers from Control Panel
- CSet-Print Configuration from Windows PowerShell
- DSet-Printer from Windows PowerShell
- EPrinters & scanners from the Settings app
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(47 responses)- A2% (1)
- B94% (44)
- E4% (2)
Why each option
Two supported tools for sharing a local printer are Devices and Printers in Control Panel and the Set-Printer PowerShell cmdlet.
The net share command manages file system and folder shares; it does not enable printer sharing on a Windows 10 system.
Devices and Printers in Control Panel lets you right-click a printer, open Printer Properties, and enable sharing on the Sharing tab, which is the standard GUI method for sharing a local printer on a Windows machine.
Set-PrintConfiguration sets per-printer rendering parameters such as color mode, duplex, and collation - it has no parameter to enable or disable network sharing for a printer.
The Set-Printer PowerShell cmdlet from the PrintManagement module accepts a -Shared $true parameter that programmatically enables printer sharing, making it the correct PowerShell-based complete solution.
The Printers and scanners page in the modern Windows 10 Settings app does not expose a sharing option directly; printer sharing requires navigating to the Devices and Printers Control Panel applet.
Concept tested: Sharing a local printer using Windows tools
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/printmanagement/set-printer
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