Fix Printer's "Driver Is Unavailable" On Windows 10

It is very frustrating to see your printer suddenly coming to a halt with a message reading “your printer driver is unavailable”. But you should not think much about this problem as we have got you the guide to help fix this error and other printer errors.

If your printer’s “driver is unavailable” issue making your life miserable time and again, then you have landed to the right page for solutions. The steps described in the following guide will make it easy for you to identify the root cause of the problem and solve it effectively as well.

So what is it that causes your printer’s “driver is unavailable” error?

When your printer says “driver is unavailable”. The following can be the reasons:

Corrupt software driver
Incompletion update of any file
Crashing of Windows installed on the system
Wrong driver installation

Your printer says driver is unavailable? Here’s what you should do:

Solution No. 1

Uninstall the printer driver entirely

Press “Windows + R” keys together to launch the Run command
Type “Control” in the Run search box after that
Open the Control Panel now

Control panel-printer driver is unavailable

Select “Devices and Printers” after the control panel opens
The name of the printer in action will appear on the screen. Once you spot your printer name, selected.
Remove Device option has to be selected
Press Windows + R keys together again to launch the Run Command
Type “devmgmt.msc” in the run command box

Devmgmt.msc-printer driver is unavailable

Select the option of Print Queues
Open the Run command box once more by pressing Windows + R keys together
Type “appwiz.cpl” in the Run command box
Press “Enter”

Select “Printer Application”
Go for “Uninstall the application’

Uninstall Device-driver is unavailable on printer

Disconnect the printer from the system after the execution of the steps mentioned above
Restart the system and the printer once
Grab the CD that you received with your printer
Now install the original application driver from the CD
Go to the Control Panel now
Select the option “Default printer” now
To make sure the problem is fixed, you can give a print command

Solution No 2

Make sure to install the latest version of the driver

The aforementioned method indicates how you can reinstall the latest version of the driver. But in case the CD you have is corrupted or due to any other reason you were not able to execute the solution mentioned above, you can try this one. You can reinstall the driver manually too and resolve this problem.

Firstly, uninstall the printer driver
Open the web browser
go to the official website of the manufacturer of your printer
Go for the Driver Download option on the screen
Now select for the machine which will be on the top-left corner of your window
Select the appropriate region
Go for the Device you are using. Make sure that the model number and model name is appropriate.
Select “Full Driver and Software Package”
Select the download option
Now save the file in “.exe” version
Select ‘extract” after the download is finished
Select Run
Now select Run
You should now connect the printer and the system
Try to give the print command now and check

Solution No. 3

Update the Windows

Often the users procrastinate in updating the Windows of their OS which may be responsible for the unavailability of the printer driver. The fix is as easy as ABC and can be done by any user while eliminating the need of a professional technician. Stick to the steps mentioned below to escape from this issue:

Firstly, turn ON your system and the printer
Select “Start” which is appeared on the taskbar of the screen
Once you have done this, you can choose the “Control Panel” from the list
Locate the option of “Update Windows” in the list of options
Doing so will lead you to another list of options from which you have to select “Check for updates”.

Now all the updates available will be in front of you at once
To make sure that everything on the system is updated and nothing remains outdated, you may select “Update”
Select “Download center link”
Select on “Download”
“Open to install the file automatically option” is the last thing that you will have to select now
Select “Save” to pack the process you have performed
Now you can give a print command to check if the problem is resolved

After applying all the steps aforementioned, you will be able to fix your printer’s “driver is not available” on windows 10. However, in case, if you get stuck somewhere and are not able to execute any particular step on the list, contact our printer repair experts right here.

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