VC-500W
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VC-500W
Date: 04/18/2022 ID: faqp00001509_007
How do I uninstall the printer driver?
For Windows 11 / Windows 10
- Turn off the printer.
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Windows 11:
Click [Start Menu] - [All apps] - [Windows Tools] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
Windows 10:
Click [Start Menu] - ([All apps] -) [Windows System] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers]. -
Choose "Brother [model name]", right-click on the icon and then click [Remove device].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [Yes]. -
Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the Devices and Printers window, and then click [Print server properties], which appeared in the menu bar.
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Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [Yes].
Choose "Brother [model name]", and then click [Remove...]. -
Choose [Remove driver and driver package], and then click [OK].
Follow the on-screen instructions. -
Close the Print Server Properties window. The printer driver has been uninstalled.
For Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
- Turn off the printer.
- Click [Control Panel] in [Apps] screen - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
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Choose "Brother [model name]", right-click on the icon and then click [Remove device].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [Yes]. - Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the Devices and Printers window, and then click [Print server properties], which appeared in the menu bar.
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Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [Yes].
Choose "Brother [model name]", and then click [Remove...]. -
Choose [Remove driver and driver package], and then click [OK].
Follow the on-screen instructions. - Close the Print Server Properties window. The printer driver has been uninstalled.
For Windows 7
- Turn off the printer.
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Click
, go to [Devices and Printers].
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Choose "Brother [model name]", right click on the icon, and then click [Remove device].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [Yes]. - Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the Devices and Printers window, and then click [Print server properties], which appears in the menu bar.
-
Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].
If the authorization confirmation dialog box appears, click [Continue].
If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then click [OK].
Choose "Brother [model name]", and then click [Remove...]. -
Choose [Remove driver and driver package] and click [OK].
Follow the on-screen instructions. - Close the Print Server Properties window. The printer driver has been uninstalled.
VC-500W
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