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Why can’t I use my printer when Windscribe is on?

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Winder S
Oct 27, 2025
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In all likelihood, the printer, which exists on your local network, is unable to see your device once the VPN tunnel has been established. You can resolve this easily by going to Preferences > Connection in the Windscribe app and then enabling the "Allow LAN Traffic" option.

Allow LAN traffic toggle

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