For Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
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Right-click [Start] at the bottom left of the screen, and then select [Control Panel].
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Click [Devices and Printers].
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Click [Print server properties] on the menu.
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Select the [Drivers] tab on the [Print Server Properties] screen.
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Click [Change Driver Settings].
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Select the name of the printer you want to remove, and then click [Remove].
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When the [Remove Driver And Package] dialog box is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package.], and then click [OK].
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When [Print server properties] is displayed, click [Yes].
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If the "The specified printer driver is currently in use" message is displayed, restart Windows, and then try to remove the printer driver again.
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When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].
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When the screen returns to the [Print Server Properties] screen, click [OK].
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Restart Windows.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
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Click [Start], and then select [Devices and Printers].
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Select a printer icon in the [Devices and Printers] screen.
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Click [Print Server Properties] on the menu.
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Select the [Drivers] tab on the [Print Server Properties] screen.
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Click [Change Driver Settings].
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Select the name of the printer you want to remove, and then click [Remove].
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When the [Remove Driver And Package] dialog box is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package.], and then click [OK].
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When the [Print server properties] dialog box is displayed, click [Yes].
Note
If the "The specified printer driver is currently in use" message is displayed, restart Windows, and then try to remove the printer driver again.
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When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].
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When the screen returns to the [Print Server Properties] screen, click [Close].
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Restart Windows.
For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
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Click [Start], and then select [Control Panel] > [Printers].
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Right-click the icon of the printer you want to remove, and then select [Delete].
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When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].
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With a printer icon not selected, right-click inside the pane, and then select [Run as administrator] > [Server Properties].
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When [User Account Control] is displayed, click [Continue].
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Select the [Drivers] tab in the [Print Server Properties] window.
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Select the printer you want to remove, and then click [Remove].
Note
If the "The specified printer driver is currently in use" message is displayed, restart Windows, and then try to remove the printer driver again.
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When [Remove Driver And Package] is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package], and then click [OK].
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When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].
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When [Remove Driver And Package] is displayed, click [Remove].
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When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].
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Click [OK] in the [Print Server Properties].
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Restart Windows.
For Windows Server 2003
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Click [Start], and then click [Control Panel] > [Printers and Faxes].
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Right-click the icon of the printer you want to remove, and then select [Delete].
Hereafter, follow the on-screen instructions.
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In the [Printers and Faxes] folder, select [File] > [Server Properties].
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Select the corresponding model name on the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Remove].
Note
Network Extension, which is installed along with a printer driver, is not removed with the printer driver.