Windows 10: Brother Printer Not Working After Fresh Install of Windows

Discus and support Brother Printer Not Working After Fresh Install of Windows in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I reinstalled Windows 10 v2004 on my laptop and now my wireless Brother printer will not print, even though it's connected and the computer can see it.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by SteveRoberts_101, Oct 21, 2020.

  1. Brother Printer Not Working After Fresh Install of Windows


    I reinstalled Windows 10 v2004 on my laptop and now my wireless Brother printer will not print, even though it's connected and the computer can see it. I can add the printer, manage but when I try to print, I quickly get an error. Clearing the print queue and printing a test page produces the same error.


    I

    - checked the printer itself is OK - it works with other computers on the same WiFi network

    - have run the printer troubleshooter - it suggests I make Microsoft Print to PDF my default printer - not very helpful, thanks Microsoft.

    - uninstalled the printer drivers, downloaded and installed latest Brother printer drivers.

    - rebooted the printer and laptop after every change.

    - checked for Windows updates - all up to date.

    - checked the print spooler - is running. I have stopped and restarted, no improvement.

    - temporarily disabled the firewall to see if that was blocking anything, but no.

    - ran an antivirus check - no viruses

    - cleaned the registry with CCleaner - no result


    Note that this is a fresh Windows install - I can't roll back to anything.


    Now what? Any ideas?

    :)
     
    SteveRoberts_101, Oct 21, 2020
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  2. PiKo Win User

    Brother Printer exists & works, but won't "Install" - Why?

    Check whether I understood you well.
    First try: Add new printer, Windows finds printer and loads its own drivers/programme automatically. It wprks but not with the Brother drivers.
    Second try: Brother package: failed
    I suggest a third try: Add new printer; the printer that I wanted is not listed; continue and see of your model is listed. in the list of printers.
    I had difficulties with setting up another Brother printer, and the third try solved it.
     
  3. cognus Win User
    Brother Printer exists & works, but won't "Install" - Why?

    Gang I have really appreciated how Windows 10 can pickup devices on the network and get them working without the user even knowing what happened. Saves steps. With multifunction printers, however, it is better in some cases to run the Manufacturers software stack for key important key features, in this case scanning multiple pages into one PDF. I have not seen a case like this one: The Device, a Brother MFC-L2707dw, is working - windows dropped it into Devices & Printers with no intervention, both by USB, and later by WIFI. The basic functions work. It will print, scan, and copy. But all not well.

    The info on the printer is not populated other than the basic ID: it gets the model correct, all other information missing in Windows Devices & Printers. Most importantly, in trying to install either the Basic Drivers package or the Full Features package from Brother [they only list those two in Downloads for Windows 10], I have to quit the install because it cannot detect the printer. Fails when connected by USB, and fails when connected only by WIFI [and the printer works on WIFI as well as USB]. Similarly, if I delete the Printer and then use the "Add Printer" in Windows Control Panel, Windows 10 cannot discover the device. [but it does... just not the prescribed way]

    I have not tried this in Safe Mode - I assumed drivers would be squelched and the package would fail again.

    Anyone have a suggestion here?

    C
     
    cognus, Oct 21, 2020
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  4. Brother Printer Not Working After Fresh Install of Windows

    Windows 10S Brother printer DCP-195C will not work

    My printer has also stopped printing.

    I followed the steps to uninstall the updates, and an error box popped up saying it wasn't installed. This happened for both updates.

    I then went through the steps suggested on the brother website. I went to the microsoft site and downloaded the update. Then went to install it and it said it wouldnt work on my machine (windows 10). I tried the other 2 files just incase and had the same
    error.

    I've emailed brother to see if they can help.

    Also hoping that someone may have a suggestion for me on here? thanks in advance

    Al
     
    bigalogigalo, Oct 21, 2020
    #4
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