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Windows Fax and Scan is Missing from Windows 11: How to Bring it Back
Fax and Scan is no longer a default app, but it’s easy to install
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Published onMay 13, 2024
published onMay 13, 2024
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The Windows Fax and Scan app is missing from most Windows 11 builds, but it’s not obsolete.
Though the app is no longer pre-installed on the OS, nor is it featured in the Start menu, you can install it thorough Windows Settings.
Here’s how:
How to use Windows Fax and Scan on Windows 11
If the app is giving you a hard time – possiblynot detecting the scanner hardwareor havingdriver issuesconsider checking for corrupt files or reinstalling it.
What happened to Windows Fax and Scan?
With simpler ways to share files likeOneDriveand cloud-based scanners, many people move on from older technologies. This no longer qualifies Fax and Scan as a default, pre-installed app.
A default app in Windows 7, Fax and Scan migrated into obscurity. It used to be pre-instaled but not featured in Start in Windows 8 and 10. Now, if you want to use it, you need to install it manually.
Wrapping up
Though scanning and faxing using old-school hardware is not as common as it used to be, it’s still used. Especially when we’re talking about sending sensitive documents such as medical files.
If you have a faxing modem and want to create, send and receive documents, you have to install the Windows Fax and Scan app on Windows 11 or use athird-party fax software.
Diana Todea
With a keen interest in online privacy, she is going all out in making sure we share practical and up-to-date methods to stay safe in the digital space. She’s got a cybersecurity certification from Infosec and a data privacy specialization from UCI.
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