CanoScan LiDE 100 Windows 10 and Windows 11 Compatibility

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Scanning on Windows 11 with my trusty CanoScan LiDE 100
Scanning on Windows 11 with my trusty CanoScan LiDE 100

Although officially the Canon CanoScan LiDE 100 scanner is not supported on Windows 10 or on Windows 11, I have found that it is fully functional. This article describes the versions of Windows I have tested the scanner with along with any observations.

Quick Summary

Windows Version Bitness Supported?
Windows 11 (21H2) 64bit Yes1
Windows 10 (21H2) 64bit Yes1
Windows 10 (21H1) 64bit Yes1
Windows 10 (20H2) 64bit Yes1
Windows 10 (2004) 64bit Yes1
Windows 10 (1909) 64bit Yes
Windows 10 (1903) 64bit Yes
Windows 10 (1809) 64bit Yes
Windows 7 Home N 32bit Yes
  1. A recent Windows Update disables Device Manager from being able to install drivers, see Installing on Windows 10 2004 and above for information on using Windows Update to install the driver

Notes

  • The scanner is fully supported via WIA without needing any additional software installation, bar the driver
  • In order for the scanner hardware buttons to work (Copy, Scan, Pdf, E-mail) you will need to install the MP Navigator EX software (the Windows 8.1 version works fine on Windows 10 and is bloat free). With that said, I've only tested the PDF functionality and not anything else. Thank you to commentator Gerard for notifying me this software worked. Note I have currently only tested this software on Windows 10 1909 and Windows 10 20H2
  • I have done limited testing with the TWAIN API using Windows 10 20H2

Installing on Windows 11

I have tested the below process using a fresh installation of Windows 11 Pro (21H2) on a Surface Pro 6. These steps also work for the CanoScan LiDE 220, something which is supported in Windows 11 but again, no automatic driver installation.

  • Make sure the scanner is plugged in
  • Open the Settings application
  • Click Windows Update from the sidebar
  • Click Check for updates
  • When the check completes, click Advanced Options
  • Scroll down the Additional Options section and click Optional Updates
  • Expand Driver Updates
  • Check Canon - Scanner - CanoScan LiDE 100
  • Click Download and Install

The end of the article shows some screenshots of the installation process.

Installing on Windows 10 2004 and above

I recently picked up another Surface Pro 2 from eBay and thought I would test the scanner on this with a fresh install of Windows. I installed 21H1 and plugged the scanner in but noted that it did not initialise and checking Device Manager showed the device was detected, but no driver was installed. The following steps let me use the scanner again

  • Make sure the scanner is plugged in
  • Open the Settings application
  • Click Update & Security
  • Click Check for updates
  • When the check completes, a new View optional updates link should be displayed - click this
  • Expand the Driver updates node
  • Check the Canon - Scanner - CanoScan LiDE 100 option
  • Click Download and install

After a few minutes your scanner should whirr into life. I tested using paint.net and had no trouble scanning an image. So although it is not as easy as it used to be, thank you Microsoft for introducing such an unnecessary step, it is still usable on the latest versions.

Updates

Date Change
2022-06-23 Installed Windows 11 21H2 on a Surface Pro 6. After installing driver, scanner worked fine
2022-05-14 Installed 21H2 as a fresh install on a Surface Pro 2. Scanner is working fine, but driver did not automatically install
2021-05-25 Installed 21H1 as a fresh install on a Surface Pro 2. Scanner is working fine, but driver did not automatically install
2021-04-17 Upgraded my Surface Pro 2 from 2004 to 20H2 and scanner is working fine
2020-11-22 Updated formatting
2020-08-15 Upgraded my Surface Pro 2 from 1909 to 2004 and scanner is working fine
2020-03-29 Updated to cover the MP Navigator EX software
2019-11-14 I just updated my Surface Pro 2 from 1903 to 1909 and the scanner is working fine
2019-11-06 The 2019-09-26 update erroneously listed the version as 1703 but it was 1903 I tested with
2019-09-26 Added Windows 10 1903 after trying the scanner in my Surface 2 Pro
2019-09-04 Initial release of article

Background (original from article published in 2019)

The drivers page for the Canon CanoScan LiDE 100 scanner states that the scanner is not supported in Windows 10 (either 32 or 64 bit). As far as Canon is concerned, it is officially supported from Windows 2000 to Windows 8.1, and also on OS X 10.5 - 10.10. Despite this, it works fine on Windows 10.

Even though no drivers are available to download, I recently plugged one of these scanners into my Windows 10 x64 desktop (version 1809). To my surprise, Windows Update kicked in and download a set of drivers and then the scanner was partially operational.

What do I mean by partial? I was able to scan using the Windows Image Acquisition framework (WIA) from several applications. However, none of the buttons on the front of the scanner are operational - when viewing the properties of the device the properties page states that no applications are registered that can use the buttons. For me, this isn't a problem as I generally only scan pictures and so far haven't needed any OCR facilities.

I'm posting this as I wasn't actually expecting the scanner to work. This is the second flatbed scanner I've bought over the long years, the first one was in the Windows 9x era (also a Canon) and, if memory serves, the scanner simply didn't work with Windows NT and so once I'd moved onto Windows 2000 it was an unusable brick.

I bought this scanner second hand from eBay and based on Canon's website and my personal experience of that previous scanner, I assumed that it wouldn't work with my Windows 10 machines. While waiting for it to be delivered I dug out an old and frankly not very good netbook and stuck Windows 7 on it. While the scanner worked absolutely fine with this, I decided that I wanted to write a quick tool for performing chain scanning with as few user actions as possible. Given that trying to do real work with that netbook is not feasible, I plugged the scanner into my desktop in the slim hope it would work so I could develop my tool. Happily for me, it did!

As long as I have this scanner and Windows 10 I'll test it again with each new Windows 10 upgrade and will update this post if the compatibility status changes.

Printers & scanners listing the LiDE 100The Scanners and Cameras dialog listing the LiDE 100The WIA CanoScan LiDE 100 scanner properties dialogAfter plugging in the scanner, Windows 11 recognised the scanner but didn't install itAfter checking for updates an update was found - but hiddenWhen clicking Advanced Options, we can now see an optional update is availableFinally when drilling into Optional Updates, the scanner driver is ready to installDriver installationDriver installation complete - and Device Manager is showing the scanner properlyTesting the scanner using WIAThe scanned image

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Comments

# Karen

So, does the Cano Scan Lide 100 work with Windows 10? I have to upgrade to Windows 10 and I am worried my scanner will no longer work. I am currently using Windows 7.

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# Richard Moss

Hello,

Yes, the scanner works with Windows 10 (at least on the two versions that I have personally tested with (64bit versions of 1809 and 1903 (there was an error in the blog article which originally said 1703)), with the caveat that the hardware buttons on the scanner do not seem to work. Over the last two months I've scanned just a touch under 2000 items using Windows 10 on a Surface Pro 2. Any application that uses the WIA method (which I believe is most applications these days) should work absolutely fine, I'm not so sure about older applications that only support TWAIN.

I've only used the scanner for scanning images of things, I haven't tested with OCR as I haven't had a need.

I don't run insider builds so I haven't tested 1909 yet, but I'll update this post when it is generally available and I've updated one of my devices to use it.

Hope this helps!

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# valerie

bonjour /hello I've read your post -and it makes me more optimistic -because I have for scans this "CanoScan LiDE 100" and of course it works very well on my old pc /WIN7. But I've a more update PC -in order to use WIN10 if necessary: I've bougth, 2 y ago, a laptop /WIN10 -64bits (exactly this one: HP 14-ac104nf); and I want to instal the scanner LIDE100 on, so I go to the site of Canon: and what a bad surprise!: no driver exits for WIN10 ! -they say...

perhaps you could tell me the best driver for my laptop? and where I could get it? what site?

Richard, thank you in advance for any information about that problem best regards

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# Richard Moss

Bonjour Valerie!

Thanks for the question. In my case the answer is simple - I didn't manually install a driver. I just plugged the scanner in and Windows itself took care of installing an appropriate driver via Windows update. So my suggestion would be to plug the scanner into your laptop via USB and give it a few minutes for the driver to automatically install, at which point you should be good to go.

Alternatively, you could download the 64bit Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista driver package from Canon https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/scanners/lide_series/canoscan_lide_100.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=windows%208.1%20(64-bit) and install that directly but given that Windows correctly installed a driver on two different computer systems I've tested I suspect it would automatically work you too in your laptop.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Gerard

As an addition, I am currently running Windows 10 version 1909 and it is no problem to get the Canoscan Lide 100 to work as ever in Windows 7. When plugging in the scanner Windows 10 automatically installs a perfectly working driver. On the software page of Canon just ignore the statement that Windows 10 is not supported (which might be true, but nevertheless it is working fine) and choose Windows 8.1 64-bit in the OS dropdown selection list. Then download MP Navigator EX and install. It installs properly and it works no different than it did using Windows 7. Even the buttons on the front of the scanner are working as intended.

Maybe Canon would like to sell us new scanners but this simple one suits my needs more than sufficient. I am glad to continue using it on Windows 10.

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# Richard Moss

Gerard,

Thank you for taking the time to comment! I don't usually bother installing extra software, but as Canon doesn't have as much bloat as HP I gave it a test and can confirm that MP Navigator EX works perfectly fine on Windows 10 version 1909. I'll update the article accordingly when I've done some more testing.

Once again, many thanks for taking the time to comment.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Quinto Perini

Cerco drive per canoscan lide 100 compatibile con windows 10

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# Richard Moss

Non dovresti aver bisogno di installarne uno manualmente, Windows 10 ha installato automaticamente un driver su ogni sistema in cui ho testato il mio scanner.

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# ASousa

Thank you!

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# Randy

For me, Canon LiDE 100 stopped working on Windows 10 20H2. Other win10 install (2004) on dual-boot machine worked until I also upgraded win10 to 20H2.

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# Richard Moss

Thanks for the comment. I wasn't able to reproduce this; I recently upgraded my Surface Pro to 20H2 and the scanner appears to be working perfectly fine on that.

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# Viktor

Hi, I love old faithful machines! I recently updated my 12 years old laptop from win7 to win10, but this week I had to use my old canoscan lide 100 scanner. First, just as you wrote, I faced the problem that the scanner is not supported anymore by Canon. But following the tips, I downloaded the win8.1 32 bit driver plus the relevant MP Navigator EX 2.05 (win8.1, 32 bit version) and I can confirm the scanner works well. Windows built number: 19042.631 or 20H2

Thumbs up for the tip, I'm really glad that I can still use occasionally this nice little scanner.

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# Marko D.

Just an update. To get it working you can download drivers for windows 8.1 64bit, open exe with 7zip, extract folder Driver. Connect scanner, go to device manager, if you see exclamation mark next to CanoScan just right click > update driver > manually select location > install. It should all work :)

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# Richard Moss

Hello,

Thanks for the comment! I recently tested the scanner with a fresh install of 21H1 and found that Windows no longer automatically installed a driver. However, running Windows Update and then looking in Optional Updates listed the driver and installed perfectly fine. It isn't as convenient as "plug and play" as it used to be, but easier than your method (although I've used this method before for other hardware :) )

Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Mark Walker

You are wrong. The windows 8.1 driver for the canon lide100 scanner does not work on windows 10 nor windows 11. It works briefly after first installation but locks up. When locked up, the scqanner can be reset only by restarting Windows 10. In windows 11, rstarting the computer is insufficient. Teh scanner can be reset by removing and reinstalling the driver each time the scanner locks-up.

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# Richard Moss

Hello,

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I can't vouch for Windows 11 as I haven't got it installed. However, I take issue with your "You are wrong" given I've been happily scanning on Windows 10 for the past two years. Each time I update this article it is because I have updated either my desktop computer or my Surface Pro to a newer version of Windows 10 and scanned content.

Note that I've never tried the manual driver installation, Windows Update (either automatically on older versions or via "Optional Updates" on newer) has always worked.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Shivam

The canon lide 300 is not install my windows 10 befor upgrate windows 7 the erare is 0001 0003 And software is not intall the problem is instaltion proses problem is the software is faillar plese help

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# Stephen Kaye

I installed it on Windows 11 22H2 using the original CD

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# Steven

Unfortunately, this method does not install the CanoScan 210 LiDE on Windows 11. When I go to Windows Update > Check for updates > Advanced options > Optional Updates and expand the Driver Updates node, "Canon - Scanner - CanoScan LiDE 100" does not appear. The only thing Canon-related that does appear is "Canon - Image - 3/10/2016."

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# Richard Moss

Hello,

Did you try installing that driver then? Perhaps Microsoft have renamed it, but it sounds like it has detected the imaging device so it ought not to hurt to install it.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Steven

I did indeed install the Canon-Image-3/10/2016 driver and discovered that it provides the ability to scan and save to PDF format - only. No other formats are offered and no additional functionality beyond scanning and saving to PDF. In addition, the driver exposes no interface so I must rely on the hard buttons on the LiDE 210, and all the hard buttons do the same thing: scan and save to PDF. Looks like I'll have to find a third-party app and possibly pay for it, which will be less expensive than replacing the scanner.

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# Richard Moss

Hello,

Thanks for the update. I must admit, I didn't notice you were referring to a LiDE 210 in your original comment... I have no experience of this particular model, only the 100 and 220. However, I do find it passing odd that Windows Update detected a driver for your scanner and it still doesn't work as expected. I find it more odd that you can only scan to PDF. Unless there is something different with that particular scanner, the native format is bitmap, at least when used with WIA.

For myself, the hardware buttons on the 100 never worked with just the base driver, I needed to install an extra piece of software as described above. The hardware buttons on the 220 don't work either, but I have never investigated if the same software works for these as I use the scanner purely via WIA and 5 nines of the time I'm using a bespoke application to chain scan images.

The 210 was supported on Windows 10, have you considered downloading the driver package for this and using that instead?

Finally, you mentioned using a third party - if you do go down this route, VueScan seems to be a rather comprehensive software that supports almost any scanner. However, based on an email I sent them a year or so ago in relation to an A3 scanner I'd bought, scanning might only be available for the VueScan software itself, not any other application that uses WIA to integrate scanning.

Sorry, this probably is a bit of a ramble and of not much help. All I can repeat is what I say to other users who usually say "it doesn't work" for the 100 - using basic drivers obtained via Windows Update I've bee able to use the 100 and 220 scanners on Windows 10 and Windows 11 on a variety of different devices without issue. I can't help but think the 210 should be the same as it is a lot newer than the 100.

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Alex

Thank you so much for this post. I was guided in installing the CanoScan LiDE 100 scanner to my Windows 11

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# Burcak Akiska

In March 2024, I can confirm that the CanoScan Lide 100 is still working on Windows 11 23H2, OS Build 22631.3235. Your tips are bang on. Thanks!

I use it with Photoshop / WIA. The interface is much simpler (and limited) when compared to TWAIN, but it does the job. Did not try the buttons; never had any use for them.

I also managed to successfully use the CanoScan Lide 100 on Mac OS 10.15, Catalina. It was not a simple task, which included setting up Windows XP on VirtualBox, disabling the scanner from the Mac end, enabling it exclusively on the virtual XP end and manually installing 32 bit XP drivers.

The problem seems to be with Canon and not with Microsoft. Vis-à-vis modern operating systems, Canon seems to have abandoned all support for this device.

Then again, there should be a reason for me to have always been a Nikon guy 😊

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# Richard Moss

Burcak,

Thanks for taking the time to comment and providing feedback. Glad to hear the scanner still works on the ever evolving (well, devolving in my view, but I digress) versions of Windows. I haven't plugged in my 100 for a while now as I use the 220 for work now (although I managed to scratch the glass which is visible in scans so probably time to get that LiDE 400 I've been eyeballing for a while) nor have I obtained any new devices that I've had to do a fresh Windows install upon.

I have a couple of ancient mac devices but I never tried to scan using them. I thought there were drivers for Mac for the 100, although naturally Twain only. Twain seems much more powerful (WIA seems to limit to 600 DPI despite what the scanner supports) but I haven't tried writing an automatic scanning program with Twain, if it is even possible.

With regards to Canon vs Nikon I have no comment as I've never tried a Nikon :) The first DSLR I bought was a Canon and so too were the next two given "lens lock-in". Of course, now that mirror-less is mainstream all my lenses aren't compatible anyway. Nice racket they have going!

Thanks again for the comment!

Regards;
Richard Moss

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# Peter

Thanks for the above, brilliant workaroun d for the scanner driver.

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# David S.

Thank you for this article! I have bought a new PC (minitower) which came with Windows 11 22H2 (in August 2024). After performing several updates, Windows 11 23H2 was installed. Your description under 'Installing on Windows 10 2004 and above' still works completely as described with my CanoScan Lide 100. I tried IrfanView and PDF-Change Editor, from both scanning works. The buttons on front of the scanner don't function, which doesn't bother me (one might need to install MP Navigator EX as described above by Gerard and Viktor to get those buttons working).

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# Richard Moss

David,

Thanks for the comment and confirmation that everything still Just Works. I just checked my sole Windows 11 device and it is running 23H2 too although I didn't notice it upgrade. Time to update the article again :)

Regards;
Richard Moss

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