Fixing The Issue - Brother Printer Driver Being Unavailable
Brother Printer driver being unavailable suggests that your driver is either outdated or not compatible with your printer. It is so annoying when you want to work with your printer and your system shows the brother printer driver is unavailable. Let’s put an end to your annoyance by looking out for the steps to resolve this problem.
Try Uninstalling the Printer
To fix the error ‘Printer driver is
unavailable’ usually there are two main solutions:
- Uninstall
the printer along with all the software.
- After
uninstalling the printer with all the related software try to connect
it.
- Press
the Windows + R on your keyboard.
- Type
“control” in the dialogue box and hit Enter.
- Navigate
to the control panel, and ensure that “View by Large icons” is
opted.
- Now
tap on the “Devices and Printers” option.
- All
the printers are enlisted there.
- Select
the printer that is causing issues by right-clicking on the same and
select the “Remove device” option.
- Again,
hit Windows + R and type “devmgmt.msc”.
- Navigate
to the option “Print queues”, and right-click the printer.
- Select
the option, “Uninstall device”.
- Press
Windows + R on your keyboard, and write “appwiz.cpl” in the box that
appears, and shoot Enter.
- The
applications are displayed there.
- Select
the “Uninstall” option by right-clicking on your printer application.
- Post
completion of all the above-mentioned steps, remove the USB cable or
detach it from the wireless router.
- Turn
off the power supply from your computer, printer, and your router.
- After
waiting for around 10 minutes, plug in everything back.
- Start
with all the modules.
- Initially,
fit the computer with the printer via USB cable.
- Wait
for it to recognize and install the obligatory drivers.
- Navigate
back to the control panel, choose the “Set as default printer” option by
right-clicking on the system.
- Ensure if the problem is solved by trying to print a test page.
If it didn’t work, then you may try updating the printer. In certain cases, even if the printer works effortlessly, it might crash due to a windows update. The upgraded drivers from Windows might act stubborn and unable to work for all the systems. You can resolve this issue by updating the desired driver manually. Download and then deactivate the Windows from upgrading the drivers.
Visit the manufacturer’s website and
download the desired drivers meant for your hardware to a suitable location.
- Press
the Windows + R on your keyboard to start the Run.
- Write
“devmgmt.msc” in the box and shoot Enter.
- This
redirects you to your computer’s device manager.
- Thoroughly
go through all the hardware.
- Navigate
to the sub-menu and select “Print queues”.
- Select
the option “Update driver” by right-clicking on the printer hardware.
- Windows
might pop a box that tells how you need to upgrade your driver.
- Select
the second choice i.e., Proceed further by browsing my computer for driver
software.
- Upgrade
when the Chosen driver file that you have downloaded, by accessing the
browse button.
- The
installer and driver are automatically run in some cases. When the printer
is not seen in the device manager.
- Ensure
the printer works successfully.
- Navigate
to Microsoft Official Website and download the package
“wushowhide.diagcab”.
- Select
the “Next” option and execute the package.
- Choose
the option Hide updates from the option available.
- Select
the printer update and continue.
- Windows will not be updated
till not accepted by the drivers.
It is Available!
We have successfully
resolved the issue of the brother printer driver being unavailable. Now,
you can enjoy printing as much as you want. Check on these few steps if next
time this doesn’t work or the brother printer driver is unavailable.
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