Windows 10: Uninstall Printer Driver in Windows 10

How to: Uninstall Printer Driver in Windows 10


Information When you remove a printer in Windows, the printer's driver is not uninstalled. You would need to manually uninstall the printer driver if wanted.

This tutorial will show you how uninstall a printer driver in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to uninstall a printer driver.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Management
• Option Two: Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Server Properties
• Option Three: Uninstall Printer Driver in Settings
• Option Four: Uninstall Printer Driver in Control Panel
• Option Five: Uninstall Printer Driver in Printers folder

OPTION ONE [/i] Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Management
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type printmanagement.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Print Management.

2. Expand open Print Servers, expand open your local print server (ex: "Brink-Desktop") for this PC, and open Drivers in the left pane of Print Management. (see screenshot below)



3. Select one or more drivers you want to uninstall in the middle pane of Print Management, right click or press and hold on the select driver(s), and click/tap on Remove Drive Package. (see screenshot above)


Tip You can press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on drivers to select more than one driver.

4. Click/tap on Delete to confirm. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



6. You can now close Print Management if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Server Properties
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type printui /s /t2 into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open Print Server Properties.

2. Click/tap on the Drivers tab, and click/tap on the Change Driver Settings at the bottom to "Run as administrator". (see screenshot below)



3. Select one or more drivers you want to uninstall, and click/tap on the Remove button. (see screenshot below)


Tip You can press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on drivers to select more than one driver.



4. Select (dot) Remove driver only or Remove driver and driver package (recommended) for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on Yes to confirm (1 of 2). (see screenshots below)





6. Click/tap on Delete to confirm (2 of 2). (see screenshot below)



7. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



8. When finished, click/tap on Close. (see screenshot below)








OPTION THREE [/i] Uninstall Printer Driver in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Devices icon.

2. Click/tap on Printers & scanners on the left side, click/tap on the Printer server properties link towards the bottom on the right side, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)









OPTION FOUR [/i] Uninstall Printer Driver in Control Panel
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Devices and Printers icon.

2. Select any printer, click/tap on the Printer server properties button on the toolbar at the top, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)









OPTION FIVE [/i] Uninstall Printer Driver in Printers folder
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type explorer shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the Printers folder.

2. Right click or press and hold on an empty area in the Printers folder, click/tap on Server properties, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)






That's it,
Shawn


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uninstall old printer drivers

Please try the steps recommended below to uninstall printer software

Press Windows key + X, click Apps & Features or Programs and Features

Select your printer.

Select Uninstall.

Press Windows key + R, type control, hit Enter

Open Devices and Printers.

In the Devices and Printers window look for your Printer. If you see it listed, right-click on it and choose "Delete" or "Remove Device.”

Open up the run command with the "Windows Key + R" key combo.

Type printui.exe /s and click OK.

Click on Drivers tab.

Look for Printer driver. If you see it click on it and click Remove at the bottom.

Select OK.

Select Apply and OK on the Print Server Properties windows.

Close Devices and Printers.

 

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An outdated, or incompatible printer driver could be causing the issue. We suggest that you update your printer driver, or
uninstall the printer driver; then, restart the computer, and have Windows install the latest driver automatically. Check the steps below:

• Press Windows key + R.
• Type devmgmt.msc and press enter.
• Locate the printer driver and uninstall it.
• Restart the computer.

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Printers in windows 10

Hello Rocky,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

With the issue description, I understand that after installing Windows 10 operating system you are not able to print from your computer. I will certainly help you in getting this fixed. I would appreciate if you could help me
with more information:

• 
  What is the make & model number of the printer?
  
• 
  Is this a wired printer or wireless printer?
  

Make sure that the printer is enabled in “devices and printer” by following below steps:

• Press “Windows key”, click on “Settings”
• 
  Click on “Devices”, now click on “Printer & Scanners” in the left pane
  
• 
  Click on “Devices and Printers”
  
• 
  Right click on the printer and “Enable” it, now try to use the printer.
  

There might be a possibility that while upgrading/installing Windows 10, printer drivers might get corrupt. Hence you are facing issues while printing. I would suggest you to follow the below methods and check if that helps:

Method 1: Printer Troubleshooter

The built-in Printer Troubleshooter can automatically detect and fix most of the incorrect settings and errors that could cause issues while printing. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if there is any issue
with the sound. Refer top these steps:

• Open Control Panel
• Click on Troubleshooting and select the view all option on the left pane.
• Click on Printer troubleshooter and follow the prompts.

Try method 2, if the issue persist

Method 2:
Uninstall and Reinstall the Printer's Driver

Step 1: Uninstall the Printer's Drivers

• 
  Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard.
  
• 
  Click on “Device
  Manager” from that list.
  
• 
  Search for the Printer from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for this
  device” you may select that and then remove the corrupted drivers from the computer.
  
• 
  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and then restart the computer if prompted.
  

After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Update Driver Software from the Manufacturer’s website:

Step 2:
Go to the Printer manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the printer model and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.

Try method 3, if the issue persist

Method 3:
Follow these steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

• 
  Download the driver from the manufacturer’s website.
  
• 
  Right-click on the driver setup file and click on ‘properties’.
  
• 
  Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is
  done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please write back to us if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

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