If you find that the printer icon is not present on the desktop or does not appear on the Devices and Printers screen, below are the steps to fix the printer icon not appearing on Home screen. windows 10 domestic.
Printer icon not showing in Dwelling home windows 10
Customers have reported that the printer icon does not appear on the desktop and never appears on the devices and printers screen.
This problem usually appears after upgrading the computer to Dwelling home windows 10 from a previous model and also after performing a Dwelling home windows 10 replacement.
While the printer icon on desktop issue can be resolved by creating a new shortcut, the printer icon not appearing on the devices and printers screen issue requires further troubleshooting.
1. Fix Missing Printer Icon on Desktop
If the printer icon is not present on the desktop, you can simply create a new shortcut for the printer.
1. Open the Management Panel > click on View devices and printers hyperlink.
2. On the next screen, right-click on the object Printer and choose Create a shortcut possibility.
Nota: If the printer icon does not appear on this screen, please try the different strategies (2 to 5) suggested below.
3. In the popup window, click the button Insurance to create a shortcut on the desktop.
The printer icon should now appear on your desktop.
2. Open the printer to troubleshoot
If the printer icon does not appear on the Devices and Printers screen, try the Printer Troubleshooter.
1. Ir a Settings > Replacement and safety.
2. On the next screen, select Problem solving in the left panel. In the right panel, scroll down the page and click Printer > Run the troubleshooter.
3. Allows Windows Home to find and repair printer problems on your computer.
2. Replace the printer drivers
1. Press the button correctly Start button and click Apparatus Supervisor.
2. In the Device Manager screen, expand Used Printing machines input > right click on the tone Printer and click Replace the driver possibility.
Restart your PC and check if the printer icon is now seen.
4. Activate Bluetooth support service
The problem may be caused by the Bluetooth Assist service being disabled on your computer.
1. Click correctly on Starts and click the button Run.
2. In the Run Command window, type Business.msc and click OK.
3. On the next screen, right-click on Bluetooth support service and click Starts.
Restart your PC and look at the Devices and Printers screen.
4. Activate the device installation service
In many cases, the problem is usually caused by disabling the gadget configuration service or other businesses related to it.
1. Click correctly on Starts and click the button Run.
2. In the Run Command window, type Business.msc and click OK.
3. On the next screen, double-click Gadget installation service (if disabled).
4. In the pop-up window, change the Type of Boot a Data > click Apply & OK.
Next, make sure that the devices associated with the following companies have the default startup type of Windows Home.
- Gadget Affiliate Service – Guide (Getting Started)
- Gadget Admin Registration Service – Guide
- Device Installation Supervisor – Guide (Set Begin)
- DevQuery Background Discovery – Guide (Disable Startup).
5. Modify the Registry
If the above strategies do not help, creating a new registry key for the printer in the Desktop and Management Panel folders may help resolve the issue.
Notice: It is highly recommended that you backup your registry or create a system level restore before proceeding to this step.
1. Open the Registry Editor on your PC and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES_MáquinasOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace
2. Click correctly on Name of the space > choose New > Clubs.
3. Identify the new key as: {2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}, which is the Printers CLSID folder.
4. Choose New key in the left pane. In the corresponding pane, change the default key value to Used Printing machines.
Close the registry editor and restart your PC.
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