The “Brother Printer not printing after Windows update” happens because of a framework issue between the Brother printer and the Windows computer. If you are facing a Windows update printer problem then the first solution is to roll back the latest printer update and if the issue is not fixed then update the driver and the printer firmware
If you have recently updated Windows and after the Windows update printer not working, then follow the instructions below to roll back the windows
- Press the start menu or click on the Start menu logo to open it and then click on “Settings”
- In the Windows settings, click on the “Update & Security” option
- On the left-hand side of the menu that opens, click on “Windows Update”
- Click on the “View update history” option
- On the top of the menu, locate “uninstall updates” and click on it
- Select the latest Windows update and right-click on it, you will get the option of “Uninstall Update”. Click on it
- Click on “Yes to proceed”
- The Updates will automatically be uninstalled. Restart the computer and check if the Microsoft update printer issues are fixed or not. If the issue is not fixed then you will need to update the printer firmware and driver
- To fix printer issues after Windows update, you need to download the latest printer driver and firmware if rolling back Windows does not work.
- To download the printer firmware and driver. Open Google Chrome and navigate to the official website of Brother Printers
- Click on the “Support” link on the page to open the drop-down menu, from the drop-down menu, click on “Software& driver downloads”
- Click on the search area once and then enter the model number of your Brother Printer. After entering the field, click on the green button labeled “Search”
- Click on the link that shows up. Make sure to match the model no of the printer with the result
- Select “Windows” as the OS family, choose the Windows version you are currently running, and then click on “OK”
- You need to first install the new printer driver, click on “Printer Driver”
- Click on the blue button at the bottom of the window to download the printer driver
- Once the printer driver has been downloaded, connect the printer and install the printer driver on the computer. Check once if the Windows update printer problem is fixed or not
- After the latest driver has been installed on your computer, go back to the software download page of the Brother website and click on “Firmware update tool” under the printer firmware menu
- Click on the Blue button at the button to download the printer firmware
- Run the setup file and update the printer firmware
After the installation of the driver and the firmware Brother Printer not printing after Windows update will get fixed, if the printer is still not responding. Feel free to contact Printer Touch