Introduction

Printing is a feature that Microsoft has incorporated into various versions of the Windows operating system and has evolved over the years. Printer configuration and management in Windows Server 2019 2022 hasn't changed much from earlier versions. Windows Server 2022 provides you with a printing platform for your organization and the ability to create print servers that you can share with users in your organization.

When printing in Windows, the physical device that renders output onto paper is known as a print device. A printer is a queue of documents to be printed on a print device. A print server can support multiple printers. Each printing device has an associated printer driver that converts your documents to the printed form on a given print device. Most printer drivers are vendor and printer model-dependent.

Some drivers come with Windows—others you need to obtain from the printer vendor. In some cases, these drivers are downloadable from the internet;...