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Figure 26-34 Installed default printer in Printers & scanners in Settings

In addition to the regular driver installation outlined previously, some

installations use printer emulation. Printer emulation simply means using a

substitute printer driver for a printer, as opposed to using one made

exclusively for that printer. You’ll run into printer emulation in two

circumstances. First, some new printers do not come with their own drivers.

They instead emulate a well-known printer (such as an HP LaserJet 4) and

run perfectly well on that printer driver. Second, you may see emulation in

the “I don’t have the right driver!” scenario. I keep about three different HP

LaserJet and Epson inkjet printers installed on my computer because I know

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