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Set up a Win7 home group, a printer, the whole family can use

. Now many families have more than one computer
, but there are only one peripheral such as printer
, in order to print documents must It is more troublesome to copy the file to the computer connected to the printer first. If the computer in your home is installed with Win7 system, then this problem can be solved. By using Win7 to create a home group, all computers can perform printing operations on this unit.

How do I create and join a family group?

Open the "Control Panel" by clicking the "Start" button on the Win7 computer connected to the printer. You can find the "Family Group" option by typing "Family" in the search box.

Open Family Group Options

Click "Create Family Group" in the "Family Group" window and check the content you want to share. The printer is naturally required. Documents, music, pictures and other content can be decided according to your needs.

Select the content to share

Click "Next", the system will give a string of irregular characters, this is the password of the family group.

Write down the family group password

Write down the string of passwords and click "Finish" to save and close the settings. Other Win7 computers in the home can be added to this family group with a password.

To join an existing family group, first open the “Family Group” setting from the control panel, and you will find that the button that originally displayed “Create Family Group” has now become “Join Now”. . Also select the content that can be shared to the family group on this computer, and then enter the correct family group password in the next step, you can join this group.

How do I use a shared printer in my home group?

After joining a family group with a printer, the system will automatically detect the printer on the network. Automatically connecting the printer does not require any action, as long as the family group has been added, the printer will be listed in "Devices and Printers". Click the "Start" button to open "Devices and Printers". If the location shows the printer device, then everything is ready and the printer is ready for use.

Family group shared printer

If the printer is not listed in "Devices and Printers", but you can see a message stating "Windows found a home group printer", then Click the message to start installing the printer.

All versions of Win7 can join the family group, but the Win7 Home Basic Edition cannot create a family group.