Quick tip: If the printer wasn't recognized correctly, it might be listed under the Other devices branch. Search for Device Manager and click the top result to open the app.
To update an existing printer driver on Windows 10, use these steps:
If you already connected the printer to the computer and the current driver is damaged, or it's not the correct one, you can update the driver using "Device Manager." Or, in the case, the printer wasn't detected, or you're setting up a network printer, you can use the "Printers & scanners" settings to install the driver from scratch. On Windows 10, there are several ways to install a new device driver.
Type the following command to extract files and press Enter: expand FILENAME.CAB -F:* C:\EXTRACTION\DESTINATION\FOLDERThis example extracts the driver files to the "Printer" folder in the "Downloads" folder: expand 20631347_311e9d86feba2cc920e867b98f78c43212d576c2.cab -F:* %HOMEPATH%\Downloads\Printer Quick tip: If the name of the file is too long, after typing "expand," type the first three letters of the name and then press the Tab key to auto-complete the name.Īfter you complete the steps, you'll end up with a folder that contains the driver files, including with the special ".inf" file that contains the instructions to install the printer driver on your computer. Type the following command to create a folder to extract the driver files and press Enter: md PrinterThe above command creates a folder called "Printer.". Type the following command to navigate to the folder with the driver and press Enter: cd C:\PATH\TO\CAB-FILEThis example opens the "Downloads" folder: cd %HOMEPATH%\Downloads\. 
Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. To extract the driver files from the ".cab" container, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the device driver package will download on your computer in a ".cab" container, which you'll have to extract before you can set up a printer.
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