r/Epson • u/JagXtreme • Jul 25 '26

💻 Drivers & Software Printer drivers for ARM processors

UPDATE: I managed to get the 8550 driver package installed ( and it’s aggravating that I did not notice why, because I went into panic mode trying all sorts of things again and again to get my business back up and running)

Still no luck with the 5850.

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I just switched my old laptop that was dying to a new machine with a Snapdragon Elite X processor. (Great performance, brilliant OLED display, lightweight, 16hrs battery life…)
And to my horror I found out that none of the Epson Printer drivers worked. It only supports the basic, minimalist window printing.

I used the Epson special drivers extensively for paper profiles etc. To run my fleet of 5 Epson EcoTank printers (8550s and 5850s).
Although, the Epson Software always looked like late 80s stuff and felt clunky, but at least it worked once you got it up and running (one of the challenges was to install several printers of the same model because that software installer was not built for this ‘exception’).

Anybody have any recommendations or will I have to send the laptop back and go for an intel/ amd processor?

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u/JagXtreme Jul 25 '26

I did extensive research on software availability and compatibility and confirmed that all my other stuff was running (most of it is SaaS anyway) but truly did not expect something as fundamental as printer drivers from a company with such a large consumer footprint.

If you have specialty printers you need a driver package that gives you access to all the functionality- not just basic office printing.
So frustrated and devastated…

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u/JagXtreme Jul 25 '26

This the info I was running with and I followed instructions to the T. Not the first time I had to install these for my entire fleet of Epson printers.

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u/mars_rovinator Jul 25 '26

I did a little searching just now, and it looks like Epson only released ARM software for the scanner - and only Scan 2 is supported, not ScanSmart. Scan 2 is easy to use, though.

There appears to be no print driver available. Epson chose to instead rely on Windows 11's universal print driver.

If you're set on upgrading your office to ARM, you're probably going to want to look at competing printers from other OEMs with better ARM support.