The list of products that may be affected by the issue has been posted to the Support page. We update this list regularly.ĭepending on your model, you may not be able to connect your Brother machine to a Windows 11 computer using a USB cable. For more information, see the Product Support List below. We are currently checking the compatibility of Brother product with Windows 11. Choose the USB port if your printer is a USB model, or select “LPT1” or “LPT2” if the printer connects via a parallel port - unlikely unless the printer is quite old.Ĭlick “Next” and click the “Have Disk” button.īrowse to the folder where you extracted the driver files and click “OK.”įollow the on-screen instructions and click “Finish” to exit the wizard.ADVERTISEMENT Brother: Windows 11 printer connection issueīrother is currently checking the compatibility of its laser printers and inkjet printers with Microsoft's Windows operating system. If the installation package just extracts the driver files to a folder and doesn’t install the printer, you will have to install the driver after it is downloaded.Ĭlick the Windows 'Start' button and select “Devices and Printers.”Ĭlick the “Add a printer” button at the top of the screen.Ĭlick the “Use an existing port” button on the Choose a Printer Port page. Follow the instructions on the download page to install the driver. Visit Brother’s downloads page (see Resources) and download the appropriate driver for your printer model. If this doesn’t happen, you will need to install the drivers manually.

If it succeeds, you’ll see a message in the system tray at the lower-right corner of your desktop stating that the installation was successful.

Windows will attempt to locate an appropriate driver and install the printer for you. Log in to the computer using an administrator account.

Installing a brother printer