Canon printers are not always about printing. Canon has been a pioneer of other modern printer tasks like faxing and scanning. To perform tasks a modern printer does, you will need a Canon printer driver and Canon printer software.
The printer software is the software that lets you choose the printer settings and do the maintenance of your printer while the printer driver is like the brain of your Canon printer, it transfers commands into printing instructions and sends them to your printer to perform printing. You will need both the Canon printer software and the Canon printer driver updated if you do not want any interruptions with your printing tasks. Without drivers and software, you will not be able to do anything with your printer.
The printer driver and software are normal software that can have glitches and bugs and they also get outdated with time so Canon frequently offers updates for software and Canon printer driver for Windows 10 and every other operating system. Your Canon printer might stop working whenever there is an issue with the printer driver. There are not one but a few different reasons for such occurrences. Mentioned below are the few reasons for printer driver issues and how to fix them
Causes of Canon Printer Driver Issues
When a printer driver is incompatible or improperly installed on a computer, an issue with it may occur. Missing updates or incorrectly configured printer driver settings are two other possible causes of the printer driver problem.
Solution for Canon Printer Driver Issues
The best solution for the Canon printer driver issue is to fully uninstall the printer driver and the software and then uninstall an updated version correctly.
How to Uninstall Canon printer software and driver
- If the Canon printer is connected to the wifi, turn it off and if the printer is connected via a USB cable, switch off the printer and take the cable out of it
- Switch On the computer again and log on as a Windows user with administrative rights.
- Do not open any application or files while you are uninstalling the Canon printer
- Go to the start menu by clicking on the screen or by pressing the ” Windows “
- Go to the control panel of your computer and click on “uninstall or remove programs”
- Look for Canon printer uninstaller from the list of programs installed
- Either right-click and choose the “uninstall option” or click on the “Uninstall” button on the bottom right of the “uninstall window”
- A pop-up window will appear on the screen. Click “Yes” if prompted and then continue with the uninstall process
- After a wait of a few minutes, canon printer software and driver will be fully removed from the computer
Restart the computer after the uninstall process is complete. The Windows computer needs to refresh the registry so it is very important to restart the computer at this stage before you continue to install a fresh Canon printer driver.
Download Canon printer software
- Go to the website of Canon
- Locate the support page on the left of the window and click on it
- On the next page, you will be asked to fill in the model no of your Canon printer
- After typing in the model number, click on the search
- A bunch of software will appear on the screen\
- Choose Canon printer software
- You will be asked to choose the operating system you are using
- The download will automatically start and will be saved in the download folder or the folder assigned
- After the download is complete, right-click on the setup file and click on “Run as administrator”
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Canon printer software
Restart your Windows computer again to refresh it.
Canon Printer Driver Download and Installation
- Visit canon website
- Go to the support page
- Enter your exact printer model no and click on “search”
- From a bunch of applications, choose the “printer driver”
- If you are downloading Canon printer drivers for Windows 10, choose Windows 10 as the operating system when asked
- The Canon printer driver download will start automatically
- Go the the folder where the driver is downloaded and run the setup file
- Click on “accept terms” in the next window
- Choose the path of installation
- The installation process will start, Just follow the instructions carefully and wait for the installation to complete
Restart the computer and the printer after the Canon printer driver is installed. and Try to run a print Test. If you can print on your printer then you have completed the installation process. If the printer is not able to print, there may be some glitch or the driver has not been correctly installed. If such a case occurs, immediately take the help of Printer Touch. Printer Touch has been helping people with printer problems and guiding them remotely to fix such printer issues.
