How to Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

Protect and repair up to 3 PCs with Fortect - now 75% off for a limited time 🛡️💻⚡

When you remove a printer in Windows, the driver remains installed. In this tutorial, we show you how to uninstall your printer drivers.

Video tutorial:

1: Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows in Settings

If you installed printer software, you should be able to remove the software in Settings > Apps or use an uninstaller like IOBit Uninstaller.

You can also go to Start > Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners.

Click on Print server properties.

Click on the Drivers tab.

Click on Change Driver Settings.

Click on your printer, and click on Remove.

2: Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows in Print Server Properties

Press the Windows Key + R, type in printui /s /t2 and press Enter.

Click on your printer and click on Remove.

3: Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows in Printers Folder

Press the Windows Key + R and type in explorer shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}.

Right-click on a blank area, and click on Server properties. The following steps are the same as above.

Click on the Drivers tab.

Click on Change Driver Settings.

Click on your printer, and click on Remove.

4: Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows in Control Panel

Open the Control Panel and click on Devices and Printers.

Click on your printer and click on Printer server properties.

The following steps are the same as Step 1 and Step 2.

Click on the Drivers tab.

Click on Change Driver Settings.

Click on your printer, and click on Remove.

Similar:

How to Remove a Printer in Windows 10

How to Uninstall a Printer Driver in Windows

How to Rename a Printer in Windows 10

How to Reset and Clear Print Spooler in Windows 10

Fixing Printer Problems on Windows 10

How to Print a Printer Test Page in Windows

How to Show and Manage all Installed Printers in Windows

How to Find the IP Address of a Network Printer