Printer Sharing Is Off

What

Printer sharing is not problematic, as long as you disable it after you're done sharing it with your friend or coworker.

Time to fix

<1 minute

How to disable Printer Sharing

  • Open System Preferences, go to General, then click Sharing.
  • In the list, uncheck Printer Sharing.

How to disable on Monterey and older

  • Open System Preferences, click Sharing.
  • Click the lock icon in the bottom-left, then enter the account password.
  • In the list on the left, uncheck Printer Sharing.
Printer Sharing is off

Monterey

Sharing printers is off