Yes same in 2015 
;D Thanks.
@ blowtorch73
Look at esseboyâs screenshot. Make sure you have it the same. Then, down below in Packet rules, click on System rules. Now look at my screenshot and enable âAllow Windows to share files and printersâ
That is the setting I want you to tried. Cross fingers and toes 
Wonât have access to laptop until tomorrow when I will re-read the whole thread and carry out recommended action. Being in the UK, Iâm not sure of best time for communication.
essexboy is also in the UK so there shouldnât be any problems.
Bob, should I click on additional drivers?
You need to do that from a computer were the printer works.
Download it to USB drive and have it ready on the laptop thatâs not working if it canât find the driver.
Iâve never needed to do that.
The quoted reply apart, I believe that I have carried out all of the advice given in the replies above and having done so, when I attempt to print, I am still being offered âSaveâ.
Is the shared printer set as the default device on the laptop thatâs giving you a problem ???
I really donât know whatâs causing the problem Bob because until last week, there were no problems. And I can still print from my iPad. That said, it is the iPad that highlighted the problem. I have a pdf file that I couldnât print from my iPad, so I forwarded it to the laptop to print from there not knowing that the printer wasnât responding to the laptop. A friend suggested that I re-install the printer but at that time I felt that to do so would be using a sledgehammer and I therefore decided to come here for help.
You still havenât answered the basic question. Is the laptop showing the printer as one of the option to print ???
If it is, print a test page and see if that works. If it does, make sure you select your printer as the device to print what ever you want it to print.
Done! Will try printer now.
Bob, I am not getting the options window when I click on print. The window that comes up is one giving the choice to save or cancel.
Then your printer isnât assigned or available.
Solve your problem of setting up the printer first. Unless thatâs resolved, youâll never be able to print.
The printer is shown in Printers and Devices. Do you mean reinstall it Bob?
No, but the printer needs to be installed on the laptop. Actually your Laptop need to find the shared printer.
Can anyone tell me how to go about this given that the Epson XP-312 printer is shown in devices and printers? The real problem seems to be that when I click on print, the machine wants to create and save a pdf file.
Is it set as the default printer and can you print a test page ???
A right click on the device brings up the following options:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1432046834842-23741.png
You could also choose the Troubleshoot option if you canât get it assigned as the default.
Same as yours Bob.