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In mine I had :į_SUPER_LONG_CODE_SEPARATED_BY_UNDERSCORES (eg : BRDIFXAPI.EXE.0E3CE824_CFB1_42DF_94CF_17A20E426B9A) => rename as FILENAME.EXTįILENAMEEXT.A_SUPER_LONG_CODE_SEPARATED_BY_UNDERSCORES (the filename and extension are not separated by a point, eg : BRDIFXAPIEXE.0E3CE824_CFB1_42DF_94CF_17A20E426B9A) => rename as FILENAME.EXTįILENAME.EX_.A_SUPER_LONG_CODE_SEPARATED_BY_UNDERSCORES (the last letter of the extension is missing, eg : ADS_2400NN.IN_.8FE97A48_8750_46C4_8703_A56D0845209A ) => rename as FILENAME.EXT The extracted msi folder contains a gazillion files, with at least 3 styles.go to the msi folder at the root of your extracted folder, and extract that MSI with 7zip.

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Search in that file for ScannerDriver : this gives you the name of the MSI file with the drivers (in my case, msirims15a.msi.

go to the series folder at the root of your extracted folder, and open the data file indicated in SeriesFile (in my driver, they was only one file named series001.dat).

Scroll down in that file until you find the entry, it will give you the name of the SeriesFile = series000x.dat.

Open them until you find the one for your device (it has a ModelName= in the second line

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There is usually one per supported device, on my driver there was 4.

This folder contains a ton of things, including a model directory, full of DAT files.

Download the drivers package from Brother's page, for Win 11 (it's the same file as Win10).

You either need to be good with command line renaming, or use a tool such as Ant Renamer.

(this is the solution that worked for my scanner) Browse to the gdi directory, or the equivalent where you extracted everything and validate.

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Right click > update drivers > Browse my computer for drivers > Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.

open the device manager > Printer > Brother XXXXX (your printer, obviously).

I assume your printer is already installed using Microsoft driver (via Bluetooth & Devices > Printer & Scanners > Add a device).

If your driver has folders, do the same operation recursively (mine has i386, amd64 and x86, I did it for all 3 even though it's probably useless beyond amd64).

This will extract files with the proper extension, such as.

Select all these files, and again using 7-zip context menu 'Extract here', extract all these files.

There are many files, most of which ending with _.

Using 7-zip, extract the exe (which is an archive) into a folder with the same name.

Download the drivers only from Brother's page, for Win 11 (it's the same file as Win10).

(This is the one that worked for my printer) : many more options on the printer driver (such as the ability to print on low quality) this provides a TWAIN driver for the scanner Microsoft drivers do work, but they are pretty basic.īenefits of using Brother drivers vs Microsoft drivers :

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I also know these drivers work well in Win11 as they worked when I tried an upgrade from Win10 to Win11.

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But impossible to install them on Win 11, the exe fails almost immediately. Both work perfectly fine, and the drivers install well on Win10. I have a Brother printer (MFC-元750CDW) and a scanner (ADS-2800W). The Status Monitor will start up.I am documenting this here in case this is helpful to other people. Click the Utility tab, and then click Open Printer Utility. Run System Preferences, choose Printers & Scanners, and then choose the machine.Ĭlick Options Supplies. Run System Preferences, choose Print & Scan, and then choose the machine.Ĭlick Options & Supplies. When the Apps screen appears, tap or click (Brother Utilities). Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen.Ĭlick (if you are using a touch-based device, swipe up from bottom of the Start screen to bring the Apps screen). The Brother Utilities screen appears.Ĭlick the drop-down list and choose your model name (if not already chosen). The Brother Utilities screen appears.Ĭlick the drop-down list and choose your model name (if not already chosen.)Ĭlick (Brother Utilities). If you do not see it, follow the steps below to start Status Monitor.Ĭlick or (Start) > ( All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities. The (Status Monitor) icon appears in the small window. To show the Status Monitor icon on your taskbar, click or button. If you chose the Enable Status Monitor on startup check box during installation, you will find the or button or the Status Monitor icon on the task bar.