Every Way to Properly Remove A Printer on Windows 10


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How to Uninstall a Printer Using Settings

Step#

Task Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Settings  
2 Click on Devices  
3 Click on Printers and Scanners  
4 Select the printer and click the Remove Device button

5 Click the "Yes" button to confirm  

Uninstalling Printer Software

Step # Task Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Settings  
2 Click on Apps  
3 Click on Apps & Features  
4

Select the software you want to remove

 
5 Click on the Uninstall button

6 Continue with the on-screen directions to complete the removal  

How to Uninstall a Printer Using Control Panel

Step # Task Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Control Panel  
2 Click on Hardware and Sound

3 Click on Devices and Printers
4 Under the Printers section, right-click the device you want, and select the Remove Device option
5 Click the Yes button to confirm  

How to Uninstall a Printer Using Print Management

 

Step # Task  Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Control Panel  
2 Click on System and Security
3 Click on Administrative Tools
4 Double0click the Print Management shortcut
5 Using Custom Filters, click on All Printers  
6 Right-click the printer that you want to remove, and select the Delete option
7 Click the Yes button  

How to Uninstall a Printer Using Command Prompt

Step # Task Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Star  
2 Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as Administrator option  
3

Type the following command to queue a list of printers on your device and press Enter:

wmic printer get name

 
4

Type the following command to uninstall the printer and press Enter:

printui.exe /dl /n "YOUR-PRINTER-NAME"

In the command, replace YOUR-PRINTER-NAME with the full name of your printer

How to Uninstall a Printer using PowerShell

Step # Task Step(s) and / or Screenshot
1 Open Start  
2 Search for Windows PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as Administrator option  
3

Type the following command to queue a list of printers on your device and press Enter:

Get-Printer | Format-List Name

 
4

Type the following command to uninstall the printer and press Enter:

Remove-Printer -Name "YOUR-PRINTER-NAME"

Replace "YOUR-PRINTER-NAME" with the name of the printer you would like to delete



Article ID: 618
Created: June 29, 2021
Last Updated: June 29, 2021
Author: Natural Networks NOC [support@naturalnetworks.com]

Online URL: https://kb.naturalnetworks.com/article.php?id=618