Install the Printix Client for Windows
Download the installer file
These steps help you download the .exe file. You can download the Microsoft Installer (MSI) package from the Software page in Printix Administrator.
On your Windows computer:
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Open a web browser and enter the
Printix
Home URL for your organization followed by
/download.
Example: acme.printix.net/download
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Select
Download Printix Client.
Do not rename the installer file, because it prevents the Printix Client from working with your Printix Home.
Install the Printix Client
Open and run the file you downloaded:
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Double-click
CLIENT_{home}_{id}.EXE.
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may prevent the installer from running. You can safely select Run anyway and proceed with the installation of the Printix Client.
If a User Account Control dialog box appears, select Yes when prompted to allow the Printix Client Setup program to make changes on this computer.
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Change the setup language if required. Select
OK.
The Setup - Printix Client wizard appears.
- Select Next.
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Select
Install.
The installation is started.
- After the installation is complete, select Finish.
Sign in
Sign-in to the Printix Client is automatic on Microsoft Entra joined Windows 10 and 11 computers and works with the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. Microsoft does not support Microsoft Entra join on Windows Home editions.
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Sign in to the
Printix Client.
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Sign-in is required the first time you start the Printix Client.
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After signing in to the Printix Client, you can close the browser window.
You can open the Printix Client
from the notification area.
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Uninstall the Printix Client
If the Printix Client updated itself at least once since its installation and you attempt to uninstall it, the C:\ProgramData\Printix.net folder may not be deleted. To avoid this issue, you have to manually update the Printix Client first.