When you install certain apps (like Adobe Creative Cloud , iTunes for Windows , or Skype ), they include the Bonjour Print Services for Windows. This allows Windows to see printers advertised via Bonjour/mDNS—typically printers shared by a Mac or AirPrint-capable network printers.

Bonjour is Apple’s implementation of . In simple terms, it is a service that allows devices on a local network to discover each other automatically without the user needing to configure IP addresses or DNS servers manually.

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If you have a network printer (connected via Wi-Fi or Ethernet) that supports AirPrint or Bonjour, your Windows computer may not "see" it automatically. The allows your PC to discover these printers and add them to your system with just a few clicks, bypassing the often tedious manual IP address entry.

Bonjour is not pre-installed on Windows. You can get it in two ways: as part of iTunes or as a standalone package.

Once installed, adding a printer is a straightforward process.