If you have a wired printer that you want to connect to your Windows 11/10 PC, you can do so via the native Printer and Scanner settings. Here's how!

USB A-to-B cable The most common type of printer made in the last decade is the USB printer. It uses a USB port on your PC and on the printer to connect. However, both USB ports are not the same.

Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the computer. New printers can connect using a USB port, a network adapter built into the printer or, most recently, the wireless printer adapter.

Scanning documents from a printer to a Mac isn't too difficult either. If you haven't added your printer yet, connect it to your Mac with a USB cable. If it's a wireless printer, simply connect it ...

Who hasn't wondered or dared to dream exactly how many USB devices you can connect to a single PC? Or how many unpowered USB hubs you can daisy chain? Or what about daisy chaining powered USB hubs ...

The USB/Parallel adapters you see also require a host because they are used for connecting a computer (USB host) with a USB port to a printer with a parallel port.