Update on 3/20/2023.

How to Remove Unused Windows Printer Drivers

Follow these steps to remove the printer:

1. Open Setting on Window
2. Click on Devices
3. Click on Printers & scanners
4. Under Printers & Scanner, click on the printer you want to remove.
5. Click on the Remove device button.

Because Microsoft keep moving things on the Graphical User Interface (GUI), it is best to use the PowerShell. Type PowerShell in the search box and click on the app.

Get a list of all Printer Drivers:

Get-PrinterDriver | Format-List Name

Remove the unwanted Printer Driver:

Remove-PrinterDriver -Name "Unwanted Printer Driver Name"

You need the quotation marks if there are spaces in the driver's name.

If you get the message the Printer is in Use, then another user installed this printer. Switch users or login as that user and remove the printer. You should now be able to delete the driver. For added security, on my PC, there are two users: an Administrator, and a user without Administrator privileges for normal use.

wmic printer get name

printui.exe /dl /n "Your_Printer­_Name"

Reference:

1. How to Completely Remove a Printer Driver on Windows 10