Windows 10: My Laptop is not recognizing my Brother Printer on my network. Every other laptop/device...

I have a Brother HL-L6200DW installed on my personal laptop running windows 10. I just spent an hour with a level 5 brother technician trying to figure out why my personal laptop which has been running this printer for ~6 months will no longer recognize it. We checked the latest windows updates, McAfee and Windows defender etc and nothing is pointing to why it's not recognizing the printer. My work laptop and phone both can connect and print to the printer and all are on the same network.

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Windows 10 computer recognizes Brother MFC printer on network but not the scanner part??

Windows 10 Laptop computer recognizes Brother MFC printer on network but not the scanner part??

 

Can't Access networked Brother Laser printer- To print or use Web I/f

Not all Printer drivers are included in the installation media. Even mine (Brother HL-4040CN), you would need to manually add it to the list:

1. Control Panel->Devices and Printers->Add a Printer
2. Follow the steps to set up a network printer. At one point, Windows will search for available printer, click on "The printer that I want isn't listed"
3. Click on "Windows Updates". Windows will start downloading a complete list of Printers.
4. Select your printer name & model then install.

EDIT: Just tried to install as a USB printer for MFC-7820N since I don't have this printer to set up as a network printer. The result as shown in the list after clicking on "Windows Update":

 

Brother MFC J6720DW listed with strange icon in Devices and Printers

I have reinstalled the drivers for my Brother MFC J6720DW and now the printer icon is listed in the unspecified category instead of the printer category. The printer is the "Device" icon to the right.





Right clicking on the icon shows the usual items for a printer (printing properties etc.), In addition it shows a "Browse Files" entry that lists the card reader of the printer.





To the left of the Brother printer icon there is another similar one that seems to be my USB card reader