Deleting a Printer

Owned by Megan Crawford (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Apr 01, 2020 by Peter Sandell (Unlicensed)
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Summary

This document goes over some ways of uninstalling or deleting a printer from both PC and Mac computers.

 

Instructions

  1. Removing printer from PC (Windows) computer

    1. In the Windows search bar, search for and select “Printers & Scanners”

    2. Select the desired printer and select “Remove device”

      1. It will ask if you are sure, select “Yes”

  2. Removing printer from Mac computer

    1. 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)

    2. Click on the desired printer and then click the minus (“-”) button on the bottom left of the window

    3. Select “Delete Printer”

 

Notes

  • A printer can always be re-added to the computer

  • Most printers do not support a connection to computers with both WiFi and Ethernet, it is mostly one or the other