Printers are one of the most frequent and frustrating sources of IT support requests. These labs simulate realistic printer issues in a domain environment, from setting up and sharing network printers to troubleshooting offline errors and access-denied messages. I created these exercises to build hands-on experience with printer deployment, spooler service recovery, and permission control using Windows Server and client systems. By walking through both setup and failure scenarios, these labs sharpen my ability to diagnose, resolve, and prevent printer problems that commonly disrupt workflows in real environments.
Printer Troubleshooting
Simulated the setup of a network printer by manually installing and sharing a virtual printer from a domain controller and connecting to it from a Windows client.
Printer Troubleshooting
Simulated a shared printer going offline by stopping the Print Spooler service on the server, then restored printer functionality and verified client-side connectivity.
Printer Troubleshooting
Restricted client access to a shared network printer by modifying security permissions, resulting in a denied print attempt to simulate real-world permission issues.