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05-11-2023 10:16 AM - edited 05-11-2023 10:18 AM
I have Windows 11 and a HP Officejet 5258 printer.
I lost the printer shortcut and HP Smart shortcuts from my desktop and I am unable to create them. I tried to follow these instructions from Google
Go to the list of devices under Printers and select the printer to create the desktop shortcut for. Right click on the printer's icon and select Create shortcut. Windows displays a prompt and offers to create the printer shortcut on the desktop. Select Yes
Printers are listed in a list such as:
Microsoft Print to PDF
Quicken PDF Printer
HP Officejet 5258 etc;
Nothing happens by right clicking on any of these. What happened to the large icons where you could select properties, default printer etc?
When I try to create a shortcut from within HP Smart, I receive these options
Shortcut name (Window) I can enter a name for the shortcut but cannot save it to desktop because only these options are provided.
Print - to selected printer
Email - send files by email
Save - files to cloud storage
Can any help me create these two shortcuts? Printer Icon on desktop - HP Smart icon on desktop