Fixing an Error Occurred During Port Configuration on Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]

Fixing an Error Occurred During Port Configuration on Windows 11/10/8/7 [Tutorial]

The ‘An error occurred during port configuration‘ occurs when the Printer port is either in use or the Printer Driver installed is corrupt, or outdated.

So you’re just cruising along, minding your own business, trying to add a new shared printer to a Windows Server, when all of a sudden, you get hit with this strange error message. I mean, come on, we’re just trying to configure or delete a port, right?

One of my favorite sayings is that the only constant is change.

The first time I ran into this one, it drove me a little batty. I’ve been configuring shared printers on TCP/IP ports for years, and never had a machine give me this error. Well, Microsoft changed this one on me.

The solution is to close the Printer properties dialog, then in the “Device and Printers” window, highlight the printer you want to change, and click on “Print Server Properties” in the menu bar.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems. Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).