How to share your printer and add it to another computer

In control panel, go to Device and Printers, and printer properties

Go to 'Sharing' tab and tick 'Share this printer' 

Then go to the 'Security' tab allow all permissions for 'Everyone'. 

If 'Everyone' isn't there, click 'Add' and then type "Everyone" and click 'OK'.  

 

Go back to 'Control Panel' and click 'Network and Sharing Centre'

Click 'Change advanced sharing settings'

In 'Private' settings:

-Select 'Turn on network discovery' and tick 'Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices.

-Select 'Turn on file and printer sharing'

In 'Guest or Public' settings:

-Select 'Turn on network discovery'.

-Select 'Turn on file and printer sharing'

In 'All Networks' settings:

-Select 'Enable file sharing for devices that use 40- or 56- bit encryption'.

-Select 'Turn off password protected sharing' 

Open 'File Explorer' and right click your C: Drive and click 'Properties'.

Go to the 'Sharing' tab and click on 'Advanced Sharing'

Tick 'Share this folder' and click on 'Permissions'.

Add 'Everyone' and allow all permissions. 'Apply' and click 'OK' 

Navigate to the 'Security' tab and allow "Everyone" full control by ticking allow for all options.

 

 

Navigate to: (C:/Windows/ System32/ spool) and Right click "PRINTERS" and go to 'Properties'

 

Once again, go to the 'Sharing' tab, click 'Advanced Sharing', tick 'Share this folder', click 'Permissions' and add "Everyone". 

 

Then once again, navigate to the 'Security' tab and allow "Everyone" full permissions by ticking allow for all options.

 

To add a shared printer, go to 'Device and Printers' in the Control Panel and click "Add a printer"

Click 'The printer that I want isn't listed:

Add a local printer

Keep clicking "Next" until it asks for the "printer name". Put:

 "\\server\reciept"