Manually Deleting the Printer Driver

If the printer driver was installed without using the installer, manually delete the printer driver.

  1. Open [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationFor information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

  2. Click the icon of the printer driver to be deleted.

  3. Remove the printer driver.

    supplementary explanationClick [Remove device] on the toolbar.

  4. From then on, follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    When the printer driver is deleted, the icon disappears from the window.

  5. Open [Server Properties].

    supplementary explanationSelect another printer, and click [Print Server Properties] on the toolbar.

    supplementary explanationIf the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

  6. Click the [Driver] tab.

  7. From the [Installed printer drivers:] list, select the printer driver to be removed, then click [Remove...].

  8. Select [Remove driver and driver package.] in the dialog box for confirming deletion target, then click [OK].

  9. In the dialog box that confirms whether you are sure you want to remove the printer, click [Yes].

    supplementary explanationFurthermore, a deletion confirmation dialog box appears. Click [Uninstall].

  10. Close the open windows, and then restart the computer.

    supplementary explanationBe sure to restart the computer.

    This completes the deletion process of the printer driver.