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Latest Windows 10 build 10.0.19045 not recognizing Brother MFC-8440 printer
Windows recently did updates on my Desktop and two laptops. All of them have Windows 10 build 10.0.19045 as of this writing. I cannot make the Brother MFC-8440 printer working any of these computers....
That printer’s just too old for Windows to grab the driver automatically now. Don’t use the Windows Update list, download the full MFC-8440 driver package straight from Brother’s website. Remove the printer from Device Manager, unplug it, reboot, then run Brother’s installer and plug it in only when prompted. That usually makes it show up properly under Printers instead of that weird Software Devices section.