Removing the Printer Driver from a Computer (Windows)

Note

  • You must log in as the administrator.

  • If Windows is started, restart your computer.

  1. Right-click [Start] at the bottom left of the screen, and then select [Control Panel].

  2. Click [Devices and Printers].

  3. Select a printer icon.

  4. Click [Print server properties] on the menu.

  5. Select the [Drivers] tab on the [Print Server Properties] screen.

  6. Click [Change Driver Settings].

  7. Select the name of the printer you want to remove, and then click [Remove].

  8. When the [Remove Driver And Package] dialog box is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package.], and then click [OK].

  9. When [Print server properties] 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.

  10. When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].

  11. When the screen returns to the [Print Server Properties] screen, click [OK].

  12. Restart Windows.

  1. Click [Start], and then select [Devices and Printers].

  2. Select a printer icon in the [Devices and Printers] screen.

  3. Click [Print Server Properties] on the menu.

  4. Select the [Drivers] tab on the [Print Server Properties] screen.

  5. Click [Change Driver Settings].

  6. Select the name of the printer you want to remove, and then click [Remove].

  7. When the [Remove Driver And Package] dialog box is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package.], and then click [OK].

  8. 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.

  9. When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].

  10. When the screen returns to the [Print Server Properties] screen, click [Close].

  11. Restart Windows.

  1. Click [Start], and then select [Control Panel] > [Printers].

  2. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to remove, and then select [Delete].

  3. When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].

  4. With a printer icon not selected, right-click inside the pane, and then select [Run as administrator] > [Server Properties].

  5. When [User Account Control] is displayed, click [Continue].

  6. Select the [Drivers] tab in the [Print Server Properties] window.

  7. 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.

  8. When [Remove Driver And Package] is displayed, select [Remove driver and driver package], and then click [OK].

  9. When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].

  10. When [Remove Driver And Package] is displayed, click [Remove].

  11. When the printer driver is successfully removed, click [OK].

  12. Click [OK] in the [Print Server Properties].

  13. Restart Windows.

  1. Click [Start], and then click [Control Panel] > [Printers and Faxes].

  2. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to remove, and then select [Delete].

    Hereafter, follow the on-screen instructions.

  3. In the [Printers and Faxes] folder, select [File] > [Server Properties].

  4. 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.