Where can I see the printer driver version on Windows?

Question

My problem is that the print is OK on one Windows system and bad on anther system. That I will compare the printer driver versions.

Where can i see the driver version of an installed printer driver? I hope there are no large difference between XP, vista and 7.

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '11 at 12:31

Here is how to do that :

Login as "Administrator"
Run mmc
In the file menu select "Add/Remove Snap-in..."
Scroll down in the list and select the "Print Management" snap-in, then click "Add"
In the ensuing dialog, select "Add the Local Server", then click on Finish and then OK
Scroll down to your computer name, click on "Drivers" to display all printers, then right-click on the printer's name and select "Properties"
Scroll down to "Driver file", click on it, then click on the Properties button
The requested information is in the Details tab

God bless you! Windows is evil! – Marco Demaio Jan 17 '15 at 12:40 — Marco Demaio, Jan 17 '15 at 12:40

score 12 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 25 '14 at 15:31

On Windows 7:

Find the command prompt at %windir%\system32\cmd.exe
Right click and "Use as Administrator".
Type printui /s /t2.
This will pull up a page called print server properties.
Select an installed print driver.
Left click properties to bring up driver properties.
Left click the driver file.
Left click on properties.
Click on the details tab.

Inside you will find the file version and product version of the file.

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 23 '13 at 04:44

The easiest way, if the printer is local, is to print the Test Page from the Windows Driver Properties as follows:

Open "Printers and Faxes"
Right click the appropriate printer icon and select "Printer Properties" if it's there, or else "Properties"
Click the "Test Page" button

The driver version should be listed on the test page that prints out.

There may be a way to redirect the output to a different printer or PDF Creator for remote diagnosis.

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 01 '15 at 19:40

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Also, Go to Devices and Printers > Right Click on the appropriate Printer icon and select "Printer Properties" - Click on the (About) last TAB on the right. You will see the printer driver's version there.

edited Oct 01 '15 at 19:40

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answered Oct 01 '15 at 17:50

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score -2 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 12:34

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Driver version and other related information should be available under Device Manager (just search for 'devmgmt.msc').

answered Mar 10 '11 at 12:34

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Drivers for *most* devices do show up in Device Manager, but printers are handled differently and will never show up there. – Mokubai Mar 10 '11 at 12:38
That's odd, because I've just tried it on my printer and it's displayed there. – happy_soil Mar 10 '11 at 12:40
Weird, on my machine (Vista) with 1 USB and several network printers I don't see any printers there... I do remember a printer back in the Win2000 days showing up in Device Manager now that I think about it. The closest I have to a printer driver is a "USB Printing Support" driver in Device Manager – Mokubai Mar 10 '11 at 12:47
What connection do you have on your printer? I have seen them show up in device manager also but not all the time. – Joe Taylor Mar 10 '11 at 15:14
It's connected via USB. I suppose you're right in that it depends how the printer is connected/installed. – happy_soil Mar 10 '11 at 22:47
Mine is also connected via USB and I don't see it. – Mien Mar 16 '11 at 08:36
It actually is available now in Windows 10. Tried to edit with images etc, but idiot mods ... – Nick Westgate Aug 06 '18 at 23:49

Where can I see the printer driver version on Windows?

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