An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a first section and a second section opposite to the first section in a particular direction, a print engine, a user interface disposed at the first section, a memory interface having a plurality of ports including a first port disposed at the first section and a second port disposed at the second section, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a storage printing process, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as a dedicated port used in the storage printing process, when the second port is set as the dedicated port, determine whether the second port is in a notified status, and when determining that the second port is in the notified status, cause the user interface to display a notification screen.

An information processing apparatus includes a first controller that performs control that does not depend on hardware; a second controller that is connected to the first controller through a communication path and performs control that depends on the hardware; and a memory in which first attribute information reflecting a first attribute of the first controller and second attribute information reflecting a second attribute of the second controller are stored. The first controller acquires a first control program for the first controller that is associated with a combination of the first attribute information and the second attribute information and performs control on a basis of the first control program, and the second controller acquires a second control program for the second controller that is associated with a combination of the first attribute information and the second attribute information and performs control on a basis of the second control program.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive, from a first user, a change instruction to change a setting content of a shared operation element, the shared operation element being an operation element configured to process data and shared by plural users including the first user and a second user different from the first user, and, in a case where the second user uses the shared operation element after receiving the change instruction from the first user, notify the second user of a changed setting content of the shared operation element.

A system comprising a multi-function device 112 configured to communicate with both a server 111 and a cloud service 121. The multi-function device 112 comprises: an output unit 407 configured to send S102, S401 identification information of the multi-function device 112 to the cloud service 121; an input unit 407 configured to receive S106, S403 controller information which identifies either the server 111 or the cloud service 121 as a controller of the multi-function device 112; and a login unit 406 configured to receive S201, S501 authentication information. The output unit 407 is further configured to send S202, S204 an authentication request including the authentication information to the controller 111, 121 identified by the controller information. The input unit 407 is further configured to receive S203, S205 an authentication response from the controller 111, 121 that indicates whether or not the authentication information is accepted.

There is provided a duplication processing apparatus includes: an extraction unit configured to, when a setting duplication request is received from a first information processing apparatus, extract a setting to be duplicated to the first information processing apparatus based on a configuration and a setting of the first information processing apparatus and a configuration and a setting of a second information processing apparatus which is different from the first information processing apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit the setting extracted by the extraction unit to the first information processing apparatus.

An image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit to identify firmware to be set to the image forming apparatus based on an instruction generated by a generation unit, and acquire the identified firmware from a server.

An information processing apparatus includes an installer configured to install a second application in addition to a first application; a setter configured to set a first setting item of the first application and a second setting item of the second application, the first setting item and the second setting item respectively belonging to one or more categories; and a displayer configured to display, in an aggregated manner, setting items belonging to a same category, among the first setting item of the first application and the second setting item of the second application.

An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a first section and a second section opposite to the first section in a particular direction, a print engine, a user interface disposed at the first section, a memory interface having a plurality of ports including a first port disposed at the first section and a second port disposed at the second section, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a storage printing process, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as a dedicated port used in the storage printing process, when the second port is set as the dedicated port, determine whether the second port is in a notified status, and when determining that the second port is in the notified status, cause the user interface to display a notification screen.

An installation method includes installing a universal printer driver for an image forming apparatus in a user terminal for use by a user; determining whether or not there is installed a dedicated printer driver in the user terminal; and upon determining that there is installed a dedicated printer driver in the user terminal, performing a presentation process of presenting to the user a function that will no longer be available for use if the dedicated printer driver is uninstalled.

An electronic device, a setting method, and an information processing system. The electronic device installs an application, displays on a display, a screen for receiving input of a setting value for a setting item based on setting information that includes one or more setting items for executing the installed application, and control to set the setting value for the setting item received on the screen.