Epson printer driver since W10 upgrade 30 April 2016 at 5:11AM in Techie Stuff 6 replies 2K views

misterbarlow

I have an Epson SX-215 printer.
Prev used no problems with w7, recently took the free upgrade to 10, now its showing as using "Epson v4 class driver" which I think is a windows default one, and when I print its now VERY SLOW, seems to be set to mega highest quality, printed a text only letter I was sent and it took over 20mins... before it would have been 20 seconds... and there is no ink monitor etc available or any maintenance settings like in the Epson drivers.

I can find no way to reduce quality or improve speed in the installed driver settings and there is no link to a w10 driver for this model on Epson site, only w7, which wont install I tried, all it shows for w10 is Epson software updater, which when run doesn't find any Epson software installed and closes!

Is it just not compatible with 10 and I am stuck with it??
As if it is I might as well but a new one, as take 20mins to print a letter, god knows how long a photo will take???

unforeseen

Windows 10 drivers
http://www.epson.co.uk/gb/en/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/support/3539?searchKey=sx-215

Le_Kirk

This is one of the reasons I am reluctant to change to W10, however I recently installed and set up a new W10 PC for a neighbour who has an Epson 405 series. I did warn him that it might not be possible to find a W10 driver. Imagine our surprise when one was available from Epson support!!

Do not download and install Epson Software Update as I believe (no proof) that Epson have improved their ability to detect non-Epson ink cartridges. This has happened to a couple of people I look after, who, after years of using compatibles, suddenly find they won't work and printer displays a warning that they are not genuine.

grumpycrab

Coincidentally just debugging computer lockup with EPSON SX515 scanning after W10 upgrade; the link in post 2 just gives you "EPSON software updater" which doesn't show any installed printers.

Uninstalled all existing EPSON stuff and let W10 do its thing. Seems ok now.

misterbarlow

unforeseen wrote: »

Windows 10 drivers
http://www.epson.co.uk/gb/en/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/support/3539?searchKey=sx-215

Thanks but yes I found that page and as I said above, there is NO driver for w10 on it, only Epson software updater, but as there is no driver installed, it finds NO epson software to update!!!

Like I said the printer works as such on the default driver that MS sets up, but its slow as hell... I printed a 4 page letter earlier for my wife and it took AN HOUR!!

unforeseen

misterbarlow wrote: »

Thanks but yes I found that page and as I said above, there is NO driver for w10 on it, only Epson software updater, but as there is no driver installed, it finds NO epson software to update!!!

Like I said the printer works as such on the default driver that MS sets up, but its slow as hell... I printed a 4 page letter earlier for my wife and it took AN HOUR!!

How about these drivers?
http://www.thefilehippo.com/2015/09/epson-stylus-sx215-driver-download-and.html

These don't appear to be the update app

Filehippo is a safe website

spud17

grumpycrab wrote: »

Coincidentally just debugging computer lockup with EPSON SX515 scanning after W10 upgrade; the link in post 2 just gives you "EPSON software updater" which doesn't show any installed printers.

Uninstalled all existing EPSON stuff and let W10 do its thing. Seems ok now.

As above.
Let Windows find the driver through update.
In my case, Windows update has found and installed Win 10 drivers for Canon i560, HP Laserjet 1302 and HP Laserjet 1505n.