Maintenance
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Deleting software
This section explains how to delete the printer driver from your PC.
The specific method may differ for different printer drivers and versions of Windows or macOS.
Uninstalling the Windows printer driver
To perform this procedure, you will have to login to the PC as a user with administrator privileges.
Restart the PC before uninstalling the printer driver.
1
Open "Printers Folder".
How to open the printer folder
(P.145)
2
Right-click on the icon of the printer to be deleted, and select [Remove device].
3
When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].
If a message indicating that the device is being used is displayed, restart the PC and repeat Steps 1 and 2.
4
Select one of the icons displayed in [Printers], and click [Print server properties] in the menu bar.
5
Select the [Drivers] tab.
6
Click [Change Driver Settings] if displayed.
7
Select the driver to be deleted, and click [Remove].
8
When a message asking whether to delete the printer driver only or the printer driver and
package from the system, select [Remove Driver and Package], and click [OK].
9
When a confirmation message is displayed, click [Yes].
10
When the [Remove Driver Package] screen is displayed, click [Delete] - [OK].
If deletion is rejected, restart the PC and repeat Steps 4 to 10.
11
Click [Close] in the [Print Server Properties] screen.
12
Restart the PC.
Uninstalling the macOS printer driver
To perform this procedure, you will have to login to the PC as a user with administrator privileges.
1
Select [System Preferences] from the Apple menu.
2
Select [Printers & Scanners].
3
Select the device to be deleted, and click [-].
If you cannot click [-], click the key mark.