

You are going to be performing some actions that require you to have administrator access to Windows 7, so make sure that you are either signed into an Administrator account, or that you have the administrator credentials for your computer.īefore you get started, check that your printer doesn’t have a specific program installed with it. The guide below is going to show how to first remove a printer in Windows 7, then how to remove a print driver in Windows 7, then a couple of troubleshooting steps if a print driver will not uninstall. Removing a Printer and Printer Driver in Windows 7 Fortunately our guide below can provide some solutions to the problems that you are having as you try to completely remove a printer from your Windows 7 computer. But it can also be a little more complicated than that, especially if the problem that you were having was related to a bad driver installation or a hidden file stuck in your print queue. Often this can be as simple as removing the device from Windows 7. Occasionally a printer will break, stop working, or get replaced, so you need to uninstall it from your computer. A printer that was previously working perfectly may even start saying that it’s offline, such as described in this article. They have a lot of moving parts that need to be replaced, and they require constant replenishment of very expensive ink and toner. Printers can be a source of problems for many computer users.
