Are you facing a Brother printer issue after Windows update? You are not alone. Users across the globe come out with such problems when they update their Windows operating system. It happens because of a compatibility issue between the printer driver and the Windows system. You should not panic in such a situation and keep your calm. Printer Touch is here to offer you support over any such issue of Brother printer after the Windows update
that is restricting you from continuing your printing. Read this guide carefully and follow all the steps and you will get your Brother printer in a working state after the Windows update
How to fix Brother Printer Issue After Windows Update
To fix the brother printer issue after the Windows update, you will first need to uninstall the printer software and then the printer driver. Follow all the written steps below to uninstall the printer software and the driver completely from your device
Uninstall the Printer software
- Go to the control panel setting of your Windows computer
- Look for “Uninstall or install programs” and open it
- From the whole list of installed programs, look for your printer software
- Right-click on it and select “Uninstall Program”
- The printer software will be uninstalled
- After the software is uninstalled, restart the computer
Uninstall the printer driver
After the uninstallation of the printer driver is finished, it is time for the next step to solve issues of the Brother printer after Windows update
- Go to the start menu by clicking on start or by pressing the Windows and R buttons simultaneously
- Click on the “Settings
- Select “Devices” from the settings menu and then “Printers and Scanners”
- Go to the printer settings and from the printer settings select “Print Server Properties”;
- Select the “Drivers” tab;
- A bunch of installed drivers will appear on the screen, select the Brother Printer driver and click “Remove”;
- Select “Remove driver and driver package”
- Click on “ok” for confirmation and the printer driver will be removed
Download the Printer driver and software
To fix the Brother printer after Windows update, you will need to download new printer software and drivers for the Brother printer
- Visit the official website of Brother Printers
- Go to the “Support and Download” section found on the top menu of the website
- Search for your printer from the available list of printers or search by your device model no directly from the search bar located at the bottom of the Brother Printer Website
- When your device appears, click on it
- You will see a bunch of programs and applications
- First, click on the Printer software and download it
- After the printer software is downloaded, click on the printer driver and select the operating system you are using
- Then next, click on the “download”
After the printer driver and the software download is complete. You will have to install the software to clear out the issues of the Brother printer after Windows update.
Install the printer software first and then install the updated printer driver.
After you have installed both the programs, give your system a restart to refresh the updates
Brother printer not working after Windows 10 update
Brother printer not working after the Windows 10 update can be because of a framework difference. When the Windows system is updated, some of the framework changes do not comply with older software and drivers so it is always recommended to regularly check for application and driver updates.
If your printer was running fine before the update and you have applied all the steps above and still your printer is not functioning. It is time to roll back the Windows update.
Follow the steps carefully to roll back the Windows 10 update
- Go to the system settings of your Windows computer
- Click on “Update and Security”
- On the left hand of the window, look for “recovery” and click on it
- Click on “Get Started”
- You will see a list of previous updates
- Choose the recent one till when your printer was working fine
- Click on “Uninstall Update”
- The last Windows system updates will be reverted back
You only get a certain amount of time to roll back after upgrading, I believe after 10 days Windows will clear away the backup. The backup can also be deleted when running Disk Cleanup with the Previous Windows installation(s) option selected.
