After you upgrade your computer to Windows 10, if your Canon Scanner Drivers are not working, you can fix the problem by updating the drivers. It is possible that your Scanner driver is not compatible with the newer version of Windows.

Find Canon Scanner Device Drivers by Model Name or Number

How to Update Device Drivers

There are two ways to update drivers.

Novice computer users can update drivers using trusted software in just a few mouse clicks. Automatic driver updates are fast, efficient and elimate all the guesswork. Your old drivers can even be backed up and restored in case any problems occur.

Find the correct driver for your Scanner and operating system, then install it by following the step by step instructions below. You'll need some computer skills to use this method.

Option 1: Update drivers automatically

The for Canon devices is intelligent software which automatically recognizes your computer’s operating system and Scanner model and finds the most up-to-date drivers for it. There is no risk of installing the wrong driver. The Driver Update Utility downloads and installs your drivers quickly and easily.

You can scan for driver updates automatically with the FREE version of the Driver Update Utility for Canon, and complete all necessary driver updates using the premium version.

Tech Tip: The will back up your current drivers for you. If you encounter any problems while updating your drivers, you can use this feature to restore your previous drivers and configuration settings.

Option 2: Update drivers manually

To find the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, choose from ours or for the driver that fits your specific Scanner model and your PC’s operating system.

If you cannot find the right driver for your device, you can . We will find it for you. Or, try the option instead.

Tech Tip: If you are having trouble finding the right driver update, use the . It is software which finds, downloads and installs the correct driver for you - automatically.

After downloading your driver update, you will need to install it. Driver updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow. Visit our Driver Support Page to watch helpful step-by-step videos on how to install drivers based on their file extension.

How to Install Drivers

After you have found the right driver, follow these simple instructions to install it.

1. Power off your device.
2. Disconnect the device from your computer.
3. Reconnect the device and power it on.
4. Double click the driver download to extract it.
5. If a language option is given, select your language.
6. Follow the directions on the installation program screen.
7. Reboot your computer.

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Carambis Driver Updater is a program for automatic search and installing all drivers on almost any computer, laptop, printer, webcam and other devices

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* This software is provided by Carambis as shareware. This means that for free you can: download it from our website or the website of a partner company, install it on your computer, use some of the functions that are available in the free version. For example, in the Driver Updater program you can scan your computer for outdated and missing hardware drivers. However, only the paid version provides updates and automatic driver downloads. All issues related to the operation of the program, purchasing a license key, support, etc., are resolved exclusively with the company that provides this software.

Procedure for manual download and update:

This built-in Canon Scanner driver must be included with the Windows® operating system or available for download through the Center Windows updates® (Windows® Update). The built-in driver supports the basic functions of your Canon Scanner equipment.

How to perform automatic download and update:

Recommendation: We highly recommend using a tool like DriverDoc if you are inexperienced in updating Canon Scanner device drivers. Our driver update utility will do all the necessary work, namely, automatically download and update the necessary Canon drivers.

Plus, you'll have access to the DriverDoc driver database, which contains over 2,150,000 unique drivers, keeping all your PC drivers updated automatically.

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Canon Update Frequently Asked Questions

What do Canon Scanner device drivers do?

Device drivers allow hardware exchange data with the operating system. Canon has created these "mini-programs" specifically to provide this connection with Canon.

What operating systems are compatible with Canon drivers?

Canon Scanner drivers are supported by Windows.

How to update Canon drivers?

Canon device drivers can be updated manually using Device Manager(Device Manager) Windows or automatically using a driver scan and update tool.

What are the benefits and risks of updating Canon drivers?

Correctly updating Canon drivers will improve your hardware's functionality, performance, and compatibility. On the other hand, installing the wrong Scanner drivers can lead to a host of problems including PC crashes, slow performance, and overall system instability.

About the author: Jay Geater is the President and CEO of Solvusoft Corporation, a global software company focused on providing innovative utility software. He is a lifelong computer geek and loves everything related to computers, software, and new technology.

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The CanoScan Toolbox program helps to significantly simplify all the work associated with printing text documents and digital images, and also allows you to simplify any non-standard procedures associated with scanning.

The program interface is designed in a minimalist style and will not allow any user to get confused.

The main window of CanoScan Toolbox contains active buttons, each of which is responsible for performing the required operation. After installing the scanning program on your computer, the software automatic mode will detect connected Canon devices and synchronize its work with them.

In addition to the basic automated functions of the program (printing, scanning, copying), you can use the following convenient features: fast sending file by e-mail, document conversion, optical character recognition (OCR) function.

Before starting the document scanning procedure, you can define a number of clarifying parameters for the process, including: scanning area, brightness, scale, image quality and other indicators. In addition, CanoScan Toolbox supports the mechanical copy function.

It is worth noting that you can download CanoScan Toolbox for free, and it combines its work not only with equipment from the manufacturer of the same name, but also with some devices from other companies, which is often convenient and does not require the installation of third-party software.

The program interface is completely translated into Russian, which makes the software very simple and accessible to any user. And yes it is software can be used without paying a license fee.