Deleting a Printer
- Megan Crawford (Unlicensed)
- Peter Sandell (Unlicensed)
Summary
This document goes over some ways of uninstalling or deleting a printer from both PC and Mac computers.
Instructions
Removing printer from PC (Windows) computer
In the Windows search bar, search for and select “Printers & Scanners”
Select the desired printer and select “Remove device”
It will ask if you are sure, select “Yes”
Removing printer from Mac computer
Open up “Printers & Scanners” in “System Preferences” (you can also search “Printers & Scanners” in the search bar at the top right of the screen on the menu bar)
Click on the desired printer and then click the minus (“-”) button on the bottom left of the window
Select “Delete Printer”
Notes
A printer can always be re-added to the computer
To add a printer to a computer, visit the document Setting Up a Printer
Most printers do not support a connection to computers with both WiFi and Ethernet, it is mostly one or the other