• qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one
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    11 months ago

    Wait, you have to have an app to print? On Windows? Can’t you just install the driver and print using the Windows print interface? I understand that they have software that might have extra features, but basic printing should only require a driver, at most.

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      11 months ago

      Epson is doing the same. I’m not sure if you can get scanner full features to work without their app.

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        11 months ago

        Maybe not all the features, but basic scanning should work with just a driver. I have a Brother Multi-function that works on Mac OS without Brother software. I think I recall Windows having a scanner interface built-in.

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          11 months ago

          Yes windows does but I reach for my work Mac when I need to scan because Apple did it much better than Microsoft in this case. It’s much more reliable.

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        11 months ago

        That seems crazy to me. Is it a Windows exclusive thing, or is it something they’re rolling out everywhere? I have an Epson printer, only about a year old, and on macOS I don’t have any issues printing or scanning without any Epson software installed on my system. It did pull down drivers when discovering the printer on my network, and I can’t see any features that it would have that I don’t get aside from the “email to print” stuff that I’ve never needed or wanted to use.

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        11 months ago

        There are scanner drivers that allow units to work with the built in scanner app. My brother printer did that. No special app need for printing or scanning.

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      11 months ago

      Pretty sure you can just use the drivers. You certainly can on my HP printer.

      Yeah, the highlighted download on the website will be HP Smart And All It’s Infernal Bullshit, but if you’re in the habit of reading and not just clicking next, next, next then usually there’s a basic driver to do what you want.