Manually Deleting the Printer Driver

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

1. Display the printer window.

   • In Windows 8.1/10, while pressing the [Windows] () key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers] in the displayed menu.

   • In Windows Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016, while pressing the [Windows] () key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware] - [View devices and printers] in the displayed menu.

   • In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click the Start menu, then click [Devices and Printers].
     If [Devices and Printers] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers].

   • In Windows Server 2008, open the Start menu, then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

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

3. Remove the printer driver.

   • In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016, click [Remove device] on the toolbar.

   • In Windows Server 2008, press the [Delete] key on the computer keyboard.

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].

   • In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016, select another printer, and click [Print Server Properties] on the toolbar.

   • In Windows Server 2008, right-click on the area that has nothing displayed in the [Printers] window, then click [Run as administrator] - [Server Properties].

   • If 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].

   • Furthermore, a deletion confirmation dialog box appears. Click [Uninstall].

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

    • Be sure to restart the computer.

    This completes the deletion process of the printer driver.