How to use printer from RDP

Sometimes you need to use the local printer from an RDP, but you are not able to do that because you are using a shared RDP or non-admin RDP. But if you are using an Admin RDP, you can easily do that by simply enabling or disabling some options in both RDP and the main system. If you want to print your documents from your RDP with the printer connected with your local device, then you need to follow a few simple steps.

Firstly, a printer needs to be connected to your local laptop/desktop and the printer drivers should be installed.
Then search and open “Edit group policy”.

Go to the “Administrative Templates” under “Computer Configuration”.

Navigate to “Windows Components”.

From there go to “Remote Desktop Services”.

Find the “Remote Desktop Session Host”.

Go to the “Printer Redirection” option.

You will see several options all showing “Not configured”.

Double click on the “Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first” to open the settings. Then set it to enable. Click apply and then Ok to close the window.

You need follow the same steps in the RDP too. Once done, you need to close the RDP connection and setup the Remote Desktop Application.
Now open the Remote Desktop Application. Enter the IP Address and Username.

Go to “Local Resources” tab and check if “Printers” option is ticked.

Now click the More option and tick the “Ports” and “Other supported Plug and Play devices”.

Then click Ok to close the window.
Now you can connect to the RDP and try open a document for printing. The printer from your local Laptop/Desktop will show up while printing the document.

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