Windows 10: Uninstall Printer Driver in Windows 10  

Uninstall Printer Driver in Windows 10

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When you remove a printer in Windows, the printer's driver is not uninstalled. You would need to manually uninstall the printer driver if wanted.

This tutorial will show you how uninstall a printer driver in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to uninstall a printer driver.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Management
• Option Two: Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Server Properties
• Option Three: Uninstall Printer Driver in Settings
• Option Four: Uninstall Printer Driver in Control Panel
• Option Five: Uninstall Printer Driver in Printers folder

OPTION ONE

Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Management

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type printmanagement.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Print Management.

2. Expand open Print Servers, expand open your local print server (ex: "Brink-Desktop") for this PC, and open Drivers in the left pane of Print Management. (see screenshot below)

3. Select one or more drivers you want to uninstall in the middle pane of Print Management, right click or press and hold on the select driver(s), and click/tap on Remove Drive Package. (see screenshot above)

   Tip

You can press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on drivers to select more than one driver.

4. Click/tap on Delete to confirm. (see screenshot below)

5. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

6. You can now close Print Management if you like.

OPTION TWO

Uninstall Printer Driver in Print Server Properties

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type printui /s /t2 into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open Print Server Properties.

2. Click/tap on the Drivers tab, and click/tap on the Change Driver Settings at the bottom to "Run as administrator". (see screenshot below)

3. Select one or more drivers you want to uninstall, and click/tap on the Remove button. (see screenshot below)

   Tip

You can press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on drivers to select more than one driver.

4. Select (dot) Remove driver only or Remove driver and driver package (recommended) for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

5. Click/tap on Yes to confirm (1 of 2). (see screenshots below)

6. Click/tap on Delete to confirm (2 of 2). (see screenshot below)

7. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

8. When finished, click/tap on Close. (see screenshot below)

OPTION THREE

Uninstall Printer Driver in Settings

1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Devices icon.

2. Click/tap on Printers & scanners on the left side, click/tap on the Printer server properties link towards the bottom on the right side, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)

OPTION FOUR

Uninstall Printer Driver in Control Panel

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Devices and Printers icon.

2. Select any printer, click/tap on the Printer server properties button on the toolbar at the top, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)

OPTION FIVE

Uninstall Printer Driver in Printers folder

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type explorer shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the Printers folder.

2. Right click or press and hold on an empty area in the Printers folder, click/tap on Server properties, and go to step 2 in Option Two above. (see screenshot below)

That's it,
Shawn

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