Problem Description: Can’t find the software and don’t know how to use the scanner to scan documents and photos. This issue occurs because some printers, scanners, and all-in-ones only have drivers, but no specific software to manage the scanner. This problem is often encountered by users of many scanners and multifunctional devices (for example: Lexmark, Brother, Epson, Toshiba and other devices).
If you can’t find software to use your scanner or multifunction device (you can’t scan documents and photos), you can use the ‘Windows Fax and Scan’ software to do so. This software does not need to be installed as it is on the “Windows” operating system. Read our instructions to fix this issue.
Type “Windows Fax” in the search bar and select it in the search results. In Windows 10, the search bar is right next to the “Start” button. In previous versions of Windows, the search bar might be inside the “Start” menu. If you’d rather not search, “Windows Fax and Scan” is available via the “Start” menu in every version of Windows.
In the software menu, click “New Scan” to go to the settings. The scanner must be connected to the computer.
You can change scanner settings or click “Scan” to scan documents.
“Windows Fax and Scan” looks the same on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 because Microsoft hasn’t updated the interface of the program since introducing it in Windows Vista. No matter what version of Windows you use, follow these instructions to scan a document or photo on your MFP or standalone scanner.
Scanning to a computer using the Windows Fax and Scan utility
After your scanner scans the document, it appears within the document pane in the “Windows Fax and Scan” window. Scroll up and down within the pane to view the entire scanned document. Even if you don’t do anything with the document or photo you scanned, “Windows Fax and Scan” saves your scan automatically as a file so you can view past scans at any time when you open the program.
Note: This software can be used if you have connected the scanner to your computer and installed the device driver. The “Windows” operating system may automatically install the driver. If the “Windows” operating system was unable to install the driver, then you must download and install the driver yourself. For some all-in-ones, you only need to install the printer driver to use the “Windows Fax and Scan” software to scan documents and photos. For other devices, you need to install the scanner driver.
Scan to a Macintosh Computer: Launch “System Preferences”, and then Click “Printers and Scanners”. Add a printer. Printers that are connected to the network shows on the available printers list. Click “Scan” > “Open Scanner”. To view the scan settings, click “Show Details”. Select the scanner source, adjust the scan settings, and select where you want to save the scanned document. Click “Scan”.
Last Updated on 22.08.2022 by DriverNew
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