Hi Jan, I'm Marie I'd be happy to help you today

When the computer is in S mode you can't install applications outside Microsoft Store, you can search Canon website for the driver if they provide it in the Store, if they don't have it you cannot install the printer driver in S Mode.

In this case our best option is to switch out of S mode.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/swi...

Best regards,
Marie

Thank you.

But the system (S mode) won't allow me to install the driver downloaded from Cannon's website. Is there a way around this without switching out of S mode?

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Canon User Manual
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[Windows] Cannot correctly install a Canon driver in a Windows 11/Windows 10 environment
If multiple drivers are not displayed, select [Printer properties]. ... Select [Advanced] on the displayed screen and confirm that [Microsoft IPP Class Driver] is displayed in the driver pull-down menu. ... Click [New Driver]. ... On the displayed screen, click [Next]. ... Click [Have Disk]. ... Click [Browse], specify the inf file in the following folder of the driver you obtained, and click [OK] to update the driver. ... This FAQ explains the example of Windows 11.
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Canon Support | Software and Drivers | Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Need help with your Canon product? Find support & more information regarding Software and Drivers only at Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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Canon Printer Drivers on Windows 11: How to Download & Install
August 21, 2025 - Press the Win + I keys to open the Settings menu. Click on the Windows Update on the left pane. Click on Advanced options. Select Optional updates under Additional options. Click on Driver updates.
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MiniTool
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Download Canon Printer Driver & Compatible Canon Printers Win11 - MiniTool
April 16, 2024 - By clicking the download link below, you can install both the driver for the Canon IJ printer and IJ Network Tool, which is a program that performs the setup for printing in the network connection.
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In the printer model's page, locate where to download the printer's software and drivers. If prompted, select the version of Windows being used.
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Canon User Manual
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Installing after Downloading from the Canon Website
If you do not know whether to specify ... for Windows Vista/7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016, see Checking the Bit Architecture. ... Read the License Agreement and click [Yes] to agree. ... Install the printer driver. ... Select the [Restart My Computer Now] check box, and click [Restart]. » Installing » Installing after Downloading from the Canon ...
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Step by step I will guide you on how to install the printer driver for your Canon printer no matter what model you got.Recommended Color Laser Printer:➜HL-L3...
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Canon User Manual
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Installing - Canon - Printer Driver Installation Guide
Install the printer driver from the User Software CD-ROM/DVD-ROM that is supplied with the printer. Perform the setup procedure, from connecting the printer and your computer to installation of the printer driver.
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Printer Touch
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Fix Canon Printer Driver Installation Issues on Windows 11
December 22, 2024 - Select “Windows” as the operating system and then click on “Select the Version” and select “Windows 11”. Step 5- Click on the “Download” button to get the Canon printer driver for Windows 11.
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Reddit
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r/canon on Reddit: Old Canon printer compatibility tip for Windows 10, 11
March 30, 2022 -

Hey, I had some problems with my old canon printer (IP4200 in my case) connecting to my windows 10 computer, windows kept detecting an "inkjet printer" but said "driver is unavailable". I didn't find another complete topic so I hope this one will be beneficial for those who come here from google, etc and are less tech savvy

First of all know that the old printers should still work with the newer windows installations, sometimes without some functionalities (some people said printing works but scanning not) so that's why canon are saying it's not compatible.

The key to make it work is to go to canon's website, ignore them detecting your new Windows saying there aren't any drivers and look for the newest OS they say is still supported (In my case win7), make sure you select your build (64bit/32bit, nowadays if you don't know you're probably x64) and download. Once downloaded, install. If you want to make sure it'll run it, do Right click -> Properties -> Compatibility and change the drop-down menu to that OS (win7/vista etc), and also run the program as administrator.

Then go to printers settings, click "remove device" if it was badly detected before, unplug and plug your printer and it should appear with its name.

Last thing, If the driver you downloaded didn't make the charm, notice that there are apparently two Canon driver websites. For me downloading from Canon UK website ( PIXMA iP4200 - Support - Download drivers, software and manuals - Canon UK ) didn't work, but the driver version on the USA website( Support | iP Series | PIXMA iP4200 | Canon USA ) did the trick

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