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I used to think so, but then I upgraded to Windows 11 and found no driver for the printer.
by generic92034 3y ago
I used to think so, but then I upgraded to Windows 11 and found no driver for the printer.
- Muromec 3y agoWait, you need drivers to print in 2024?
- generic92034 3y agoIf it is a Brother MFC-9420CN (and several other older models from Brother) the printer does not get recognized by Windows 11. There seems to be no fix for it, as far as I was able to google.
- asadotzler 3y agoWindows drivers manage printing on their own now. Don't need a vendor-specific driver any more. Enjoy.
- generic92034 3y agoIf it is a Brother MFC-9420CN (and several other older models from Brother) the printer does not get recognized by Windows 11. There seems to be no fix for it, as far as I was able to google.
- tavavex 3y agoDo the Win10 drivers not work? I'm pretty sure they should be almost completely interoperable - Windows 11 hasn't changed much under the hood.
- generic92034 3y agoAs mentioned before, Windows 11 does not even recognize the device.
- loloquwowndueo 3y ago“brother does not engage in HP-like shenanigans” is not equal to “this old printer will work forever”. Even on Linux, my Brother printer’s cups definitions are unmaintained and not available for 64-bit systems or something. So I have to keep an old Linux install around to share the printer from. You’re still probably better off buying a newer Brother than going HP though.