Windows scan not finding scanner is an annoying situation on your Windows 11/10 computer. When trying to scan files or documents with the Windows Fax and Scan app, you may get an error saying “No scanners were detected”. This issue happens not only on Windows 11 but also on Windows 10.

In addition to this situation, you can encounter another case – scanner not working after Windows 11 update.

To be specific, you can find your printer but not the scanner after upgrading to Windows 11. In the Printers & scanners page in Settings, the scanner doesn’t show in the list. This forum gives you an example.

The possible reasons for Windows 11 scanner not detected may include the incompatible/outdated/corrupt scanner driver, the connection issues, scanner issues, etc. Luckily, you can try some ways to easily solve this problem.

On March 28, 2022, Microsoft officially released a new update called Build 22000.593 (KB5011563). You may remember that the same KB update (Windows 11 Build 22000.588) was released to the Beta Channel two weeks ago. The new build is an optional update - under the optional “C” update and it is available for users outside the Beta Channel.

Since Windows 11 KB5011563 is optional, it won’t install automatically if you don’t click the Get updates button. You can choose to skip the optional update and don’t need to install it unless you need to fix some issues that the update can do. According to reports, April 2022’s Patch Tuesday may also roll out the same set of changes.

In Windows 11 and 10, there is a built-in feature called emoji keyboard that offers you many emojis to express yourself since chatting without emojis isn’t completed. To open it, you can use the emoji keyboard shortcuts – Win + . or Window + ;.

However, sometimes emoji keyboard is not working as normal. To be specific, after pressing the above shortcuts, you run into the situation – emoji panel not opening and emoji not showing. Sometimes a simple reboot of the PC can help you out. But the emoji panel still doesn’t appear after a restart.

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Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft devotes itself to improving user experience via new features and improvements. One of the features is Windows 11 emoji keyboard.

Emojis have become an essential part of your digital life since they can help better express emotions and convey your point of view during communication with others.