How do I know if my printer driver is installed?

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Where is the printer driver located?
How do I find printer drivers in Device Manager?
Where do printer drivers install on Windows 10?
Why isn't my printer driver showing up?

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You can check if a genuine Epson printer driver is installed on your computer by using one of the following methods.

Select Control Panel > View devices and printers (Printers, Printers and Faxes), and then do the following to open the print server properties window.

Windows Windows 10/Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows Server 2012/Windows Server 2008 R2
Click the printer icon, and then click Print server properties at the top of the window.
Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008
Right-click on the Printers folder, and then click Run as administrator > Server Properties.
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 R2/Windows Server 2003
From the File menu, select Server Properties.

Click the Driver tab. If your printer name is displayed in the list, a genuine Epson printer driver is installed on your computer.

Where is the printer driver located?

The printer driver is usually located on the C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository folder on a Windows machine.

How do I find printer drivers in Device Manager?

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Open Device Manager from Start menu or search in Start menu..

Expand the respective component driver to be checked, right-click the driver, then select Properties..

Go to the Driver tab and the Driver Version is shown. For example:.

Where do printer drivers install on Windows 10?

All replies. Hi, The printer drivers are stored in C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository. I wouldn't recommend manually removing any drivers, you can try to remove the driver from the Print Management console, go to Start and search for "Print Management" and open it.

Why isn't my printer driver showing up?

Generally, this error happens if the printer driver isn't up-to-date or is corrupt, or new Windows updates are needed. Corrupt and incompatible printer drivers, however, are the most common causes of this problem.