Connecting a USB Printer device to WSL 2

For connecting a USB Printer device to WSL 2, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode

2. Enter “wsl –set-version Ubuntu 2” to convert Ubuntu from WSL 1 to WSL 2

3. Run “wsl –list –verbose” and verify that Ubuntu is now running under WSL 2

4. Navigate to the printer manufacturer website and download the latest driver for the printer model

5. Open Device Manager and expand the Ports section

6. If your printer has been detected, proceed to step 8; otherwise, proceed to step 7

7. Connect the printer via USB; if prompted by Windows 10, select Install automatically or Install through Device Manager

8. Right-click on the USB port printer entry in Device Manager and select Update Driver Software... > Browse my computer for driver software > Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer > Have Disk... > Browse... and navigate to the driver folder downloaded in Step 4 > OK > Next > Yes > Next > Close

9. Once detected by Windows 10, right-click on its entry in Device Manager and select Properties