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# Setting Up a USB Printer

You can connect a USB printer directly to Windows. In this case, the printer isn't available to macOS. If you want to use the printer to print both from macOS and from Windows, see [**Share a Mac Printer**](/landing/pdfm-ug/parallels-desktop-for-mac-27-users-guide/use-windows-on-your-mac/printing-from-windows/sharing-a-printer-connected-to-your-mac.md).

To connect a USB printer directly to Windows:

1. In Parallels Desktop, start Windows.
2. When Windows starts, install the printer driver. For detailed information on how to do that, refer to the printer manufacturer's documentation. Typically, you can find drivers on the manufacture's website.
3. Do one of the following:
   * If the USB printer is already connected to your Mac:

     • If Windows is in Coherence, click the Parallels Desktop icon in the menu bar, choose **Devices** > **USB** and select this printer from the list.

     • If Windows is working in a separate window, in the Mac menu bar click **Devices** > **Printer** > **Printer** and select this printer from the list.
   * If the USB printer is not connected to your Mac, connect it. In the **New USB device detected** window, connect the printer to Windows.
4. In Windows, follow the **Add New Hardware** wizard instructions.


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