Windows
Printer redirection in AVD was missing until the laptop's printer stack was refreshed
The HP SmartTank 5101 would not redirect into AVD. The full driver package was installed on the physical laptop, old printers were removed, both the laptop and AVD were rebooted, and the redirected printer was verified as working.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-03-19.
Affects
Apps
- AVD
Hardware
- HP SmartTank 5101
What you see
- Redirected printer missing in AVD
- Printer connection problem from the physical laptop into the remote session
Why it happens
Likely Suspected stale printer driver and old printer entries on the physical laptop were interfering with redirection.
When it shows up
A printer is present on the physical Windows laptop but does not appear or work as a redirected printer inside AVD.
You are in this case if:
- HP SmartTank 5101
- AVD
- redirected printer
1 fix below
The steps that killed it
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Keeping it away
- Keep the laptop's printer driver set clean before testing redirection in AVD.
Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-03-19. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.