: Follow the on-screen prompts. Do not connect the printer to your computer via USB until the installer specifically asks you to do so. Troubleshooting Tips

Why perform this ritual at all? Because a new printer costs $200–400, while a toner cartridge for the MF4700 costs $30. The driver download is an act of against planned obsolescence. By hunting down that driver, the user rejects the e-waste stream. They are saying that a perfectly functional laser engine and a CIS scanner should not be bricked merely because Microsoft released a kernel update.