How To Change Printer Name [Tutorial]

How to change your printers name on your Windows device.
When you install a new printer, Windows usually names it after the manufacturer or model by default.
If you have more than one printer, you can rename them to say help identify each printer by what it does or where it's located. For example, "Brink Printer" instead of "Samsung CLX-3170 Series".
This tutorial will show you how to rename a local and shared printer to what you like in Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).

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Thank you , it worked great.

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Looks like you need to be connected to the printer (wifi, network or cable) for the change to take effect?

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Hi I have a question I have the Samsung printer the one that makes copies right when I was connecting my pc to my printer over Bluetooth one day my pc found it under different name beside the default name it had can I rename to something else the name it renamed itself to and will I need to unlinked my devices that are connected to the printer it to rename it please and thank you in advance if you read my comments much appreciate it

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How do you change the visible name for all the devices on the network?

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Thank you.

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my printer says Lenovo still when I scan or copy it says Lenovo that my old computer how do I change it to windows

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Does this effect only one computer

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