There is a various reason that causes scanner stop working, but Incompatible Printer/scanner driver is the most common reason behind this problem. especially if the problem started after the windows 10 upgrade them there is change may the driver corrupted or not compatible with the current Windows 10 version. Again printer & scanner USB not connected properly, scanner related service not running, corrupted system files also result “Cannot communicate with the scanner”
1 scanner not working after Windows 10 upgrade2 Fix Cannot communicate with the scanner2.1 Update Driver for the Scanner2.2 Check Windows Image Acquisition service2.3 Repair Corrupted System Files
Whatever the reason, here some solutions you may apply to Fix Scanner Not Working “Cannot communicate with the scanner” applicable on Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 PC.
Fix Cannot communicate with the scanner
First of all, check the USB cable between the Printer & scanner device and your PC properly connected. Also, try to connect on a different USB Port on your system and check the scanner connected or not. Restart your PC and Printer & scanner device, Also Temporarily Disable Security software (Antivirus) if installed and check scanner working.
Update Driver for the Scanner
As discussed Printer & scanner driver is the most common reason behind this problem “Cannot communicate with the scanner“. So first we recommend to update/reinstall the driver for the scanner or Printer & scanner. Simply visit Printer & scanner device manufacturer website, Download and save the latest available driver version for your printer and scanner.
Now open control panel, Programs & features ( press Windows + R, type appwiz.cpl and ok ). Here uninstall the current installed printer & scanner driver and restart windows. On the next login install the latest driver ( previously downloaded from manufacturer website ) for your printer and scanner and check printer & scanner working properly. There is no more Error While performing the scanning task.
Check Windows Image Acquisition service
Press Windows + R, type services.msc and ok to open windows services.Here look for Windows Image Acquisition service double click on it to get its properties.under the General tab, set the startup type as Automatic and start the service.Click Apply and OK to run it.
Then move to Log On tab, select the local system account and make sure Allow service to interact with desktop is checked. Remote procedure Call RPCDCOM Server Process LuncherRPC Endpoint MapperShell Hardware DetectionWindows Image Acquisition ( WIA )
Next In the Recovery tab, choose to Restart the Service option from the First failure drop-down box lists.That’s all click apply and ok to make save changes and restart your system, On the next login check scanner working properly.
Repair Corrupted System Files
Also, run the System file checker utility to check and make sure faulty or corrupted system files not causing the issue.
Type cmd on start menu search,From search results right-click on the command prompt and select run as administrator.Then type command sfc /scannow and hit the enter key to start the scanning process.
This will start the scanning process for corrupted, missing system files if found any the SFC utility will restore them from a special folder located on ” %WinDir%\System32\dllcache ” Wait until 100% complete the scanning process, after that restart windows and check on the next login scanner working properly. Note: If Sfc scan results Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files, but it was unable to fix them. Then run DISM command to repair system image and allow SFC to do its job. Did these solutions help to fix “Scanner Not Working, Cannot communicate with the scanner” on windows 10, 8.1 and 7 Computers? Let us know which option worked for you. Also Read
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