Windows 10: Printer problems with HL-5340D Brother printer

Brother - Printers - Brother HL-5340D series driver was downloaded on my Windows 11 computer yesterday from WINDOWS UPDATE. I printed a test page. But I cannot get it to print anything else. Brother does not support Windows 11 for this printer. Why was I able to print a test page if it won't print anything else?

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No printer driver found for Brother HL-5040

I Found my own work-around.

Unplugged and re-plugged the printer (it's connected to the computer by a USB cable). Windows added the printer, but had the message "Driver is unavailable".

Then went through the process of adding a new printer, printer not found, I have an older printer, etc., etc. until I got to the list of Brother printer drivers. I then clicked on the HL-5140 drive and windows installed it.

So in my printers list I now have a HL-5140 printer (which is the one I select when I want to print on the HL-5040) and an HL-5040 printer with no driver.

WARNING - Do not delete the HL-5040 printer. I did that and I couldn't print.

I suspect one is making the physical connection and the other the software connection.

 

No printer driver found for Brother HL-5040

I Just moved from an old PC to a new PC. I did NOT migrate. I am setting the new system fresh.

The printer was working on the old PC which was running Windows 10 (NOT Pro), using the same USB cable.

Brother Printer HL-5040 now connected to a PC running Window 10 Pro, version 20H2, using a USB cable.



I Go to "settings", "Devices", "Printers".

HL-5040 is shown with the text "Driver is Unavailable"



When I click on HL-5040 a click box shows up "Remove device", so

I click on "Add printer or Scanner".

That ends leaving messaage "The printer that I want isn't listed".

I click on that, which brings up a window "Find a printer by other options".

I click on "My printer is a little older. Help me find it" and click "Next".

It searchs for available printers and finds my networked Epson printer, but not the Brother HL-5040.

I click on "Next" and a window comes up "Install the printer driver" with two sub windows, Maufacturer on the left an Printer on the right.

The Manufacturer window only shows "EPSON", "Generic" and "Microsoft". So I click on the "Windows Update" box.

I select "Brother" in the "Manufacturer" window and in the "Printers" window I scroll down to where the "Brother HL-5040" should be.



IT IS NOT THERE!!



It goes from "Brother HL-4570CDW series" to "Brother HL-5130".

Can I use a different driver and if so, which one, and will it recognize my printer??????





I also went to the Microsoft web site and followed their instructions, which told me to delete the printer and reinstall it. I did that and the result was the same. It found the printer, but no driver.

 

Brother HL-5280DW printer driver missing from windows 10

what driver do I use as a substitute for Brother HL-5280DW printer, in windows list of brother printer drivers?