How Can I Download And Install The Printer Driver Manually?

If you are looking for a step-by-step guide on how to download and install printer drivers manually, then this blog is for your help. Sometimes we need manual Printer Driver Installation because the company’s installation package shows the error message while installing the printer drivers or the existing printer drivers got infected with driver conflicting or the manufacturer installation package has failed to install. If you are installing the drivers manually then you need to install the scanner driver separately. Manual printer driver installation is the easiest way to install the printer drivers. Read the complete blog and follow the step-by-step guidelines to download and install the printer drivers.

Steps to install the printer drivers

Here, in this section, we are going to discuss how to install the printer drivers manually. Follow the below-mentioned steps to download and install the printer drivers:

• First of all, open the web browser and go to the manufacturer’s official website.
• Then, locate and click on the download button to start the downloading process.
• Now, save the downloaded files anywhere you want to save it.
• After that, you need to save the installation setup on the hard drive. 
• Let's start with the installation process. Thereafter, click on the magnifying glass that is located on the bottom-right corner and type the control panel in the search box.
• Now, click on the control panel and you will redirect to the next window.
• In the next window, you need to click on hardware and sound.
• In hardware and sound, click on the devices and printers key.
• After that, you need to click on the add printer tab.
• Next, you need to click on the add a local printer option and then click on next.
• Thereafter, choose the “use an existing port” option and then select a port from the list that is related to your printer’s model number. If none of them is related to your printer model then you need to select the first port and move forward with the next step.
• Then, you need to select your printer driver.
• Select your printer brand name from the left side and then select the printer model number from the right side and then click on the “have disk” button.
• After that, a pop-up will appear on your screen, you need to click on the browse button.
• Now, you will be navigated to the location where you saved the extracted file and select driver’s .inf file, and then click on the open button.
• Next, you need to select the autorun.inf file and then click on the open button.
• Then, you will redirect to the “install from disk” page, there you need to click on the ok button.
• On the next screen, click on the next option.
• In the next window, you need to select the “replace the current drivers” option and then click on the next button.
• Again click on the next button.
• Next, you need to select the option “do not share this printer'' and click on the next button.
• Now click in the check-box “set your printer as default” and finally click on finish to complete the installation of the printer driver and your printer is ready to use.

So, that’s all about manual Printer Driver Installation. Hopefully, by following the above-mentioned guidelines you can easily install the printer drivers. Still, if you are experiencing any trouble while following the above steps, then please don’t hesitate to contact our technical professionals.