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Why Cannot I Install Printer Driver on Windows 10?




When to try to ‘Add Printer’ but nothing happens as the operation could not be completed, then the question arises “why can’t I install printer driver on Windows 10?” The possible answer to this question is that the problem may be caused due to corrupted or incompatible printer drivers. So, in order to fix this error you have to first of all “perform a clean boot” and then search for the latest compatible printer driver through Windows updates in order to update, download and install the printer drivers. However, if you don’t know how to update and install it you can use below-given method:

1. To update non-compatible printer drivers go to ‘Start screen and there type ‘Windows update’

2. After that you need to tap on ‘Settings’ in order to further select ‘Install optional updates’ from the available option results.

3. Lastly, open the Windows update ‘Control Panel’ to click on ‘Check for Updates’

4. If there is an update, download it.

5. And then go to ‘Device Manager’ and click right on ‘Printer devices’ in order to finally click ‘Update Printer Driver Software

6. That’s it! Follow the on-screen instructions and restart your PC to apply changes and check if the issue is resolved or not.


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