Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from June, 2022

How to get the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 to Work in Windows 11

 23 June 2022 How to get the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 to Work in Windows 11 Introduction I have had my Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 since, probably, 2009.  It does two-sided black-and-white or color scans with amazing speed.  It requires a bit of dusting sometimes, but has otherwise never given me any trouble. After upgrading to Windows 11, I noticed that my scanner no longer worked.  It still works on my old Win 10 laptop, but not under Windows 11.  Sure enough–The Fujitsu ScanSnap Website confirms, in its laconic fashion, that the software that runs the ScanSnap S1500 is not compatible with Windows 11; No plans to upgrade their drivers at Fujitsu.  Their only recommendation– Get a brand new Fujitsu ScanSnap iX 1600 Versatile Cloud Enabled Document Scanner for Mac or PC, for only $599.95! I am sure I would enjoy a new iX 1600, and since it is being sold for the price of 2 gallons of gas, why not?  But I thought I would try to get Win 11 to run the old scanner...