Print driver in use cannot remove

Problem uninstalling print driver windows 10 microsoft. I tried to remove the printer by rightclicking and. The specified printer driver is currently in use by. How to remove or uninstall printer drivers in windows 10. Lets fix the specified printer driver is currently in use. How to properly remove a printer on windows 10 windows. How to manually uninstall a printer driver in windows. A third solution to your problem unable to remove print driver.

Lastly, go and download the updated drivers from the printer manufacturers site to use to reinstall the additional printers you had to delete to avoid using the driver that was corrupted and gave you issues. Once the printer driver is removed, click on apply and restart your computer. In the print server properties window, click on the drivers tab. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Condes tech support manager, vicky waldrop demonstrates how to completely uninstall and remove a printer driver from your pc. In windows xp these kind of issues would be normally resolved by deleting printer and restarting print spooler service.

How to manually remove a printer driver in the windows operating system. After uninstalling or deleting a printer, the driver for it is not fully uninstalled. Remove printer driver from print server properties. How to remove corrupt print drivers tutorial topics addressed in this tutorial. In several cases users may face printing problems, because of the existence of several installed printer drivers belonging to printers that they dont use anymore. Printing 102 how to properly remove a printer on windows 10 if youre no longer using a particular printer, you can use this guide to remove it from your device in five different ways. Look in programs and features and uninstall any program that correlates to the printer driver to be removed. My canon printer was not functioning properly anymore. These are a few of the ways you can remove printer drivers in windows 10. Cant remove printer drivers in windows 7 the specified. Stop the print spooler service start the print spooler service, and while the service is starting, immediately click on delete button on the remove driver package window in print management restart the computer if the removal of printer is successful. How can i convince the computer that the print driver is not in use so i can uninstall and reinstall. Open devices and printers and if still present, remove the printer driver by right.