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I've had a furkle around, just googled for Nikon Scan Windows 10 and found some familiar-looking links.
First, you need version 4.0.3 of the driver, which I thnk is for Windows Vista. There is what looks like a live link for download here:
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/ni/NI_article?articleNo=000002646&configured=1&lang=en_US
Second, you might need to get some ancillary files. I found this article a long time ago, pre-windows 10, but I thibnk the info is still good:
https://axelriet.blogspot.com/2009/10/nikon-ls-40-ls-50-ls-5000-scanners-on.html
I think you only need to do these steps once, as you will then have the files for any future use. And I don't know whether it is needed for Win 10 anyway.
Having done all that, you also have to persuade Win 10 to accept the "unsigned" driver. This is my note on it, you may need to redo it after any major Windows update (typically twice a year, not every month thank goodness):
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The Nikon driver is unsigned so you need to switch off driver authentication at startup. For Win 10:
1. Install from the driver from downloaded ns403en.exe
2. Close everything, hold down Shift, and restart Windows. Follow options to disable driver signature checking.
3. Once it's rebooted, switch scanner on then go to Device Manager (should show it with a problem), right-click and update driver from this folder. Allow it to install the unsigned driver.
4. Switch off scanner, do normal restart of Windows.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As I said, it's a bit of a faff but it has worked for me for a very long time.
Good luck, let us know how it goes!
John
First, you need version 4.0.3 of the driver, which I thnk is for Windows Vista. There is what looks like a live link for download here:
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/ni/NI_article?articleNo=000002646&configured=1&lang=en_US
Second, you might need to get some ancillary files. I found this article a long time ago, pre-windows 10, but I thibnk the info is still good:
https://axelriet.blogspot.com/2009/10/nikon-ls-40-ls-50-ls-5000-scanners-on.html
I think you only need to do these steps once, as you will then have the files for any future use. And I don't know whether it is needed for Win 10 anyway.
Having done all that, you also have to persuade Win 10 to accept the "unsigned" driver. This is my note on it, you may need to redo it after any major Windows update (typically twice a year, not every month thank goodness):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Nikon driver is unsigned so you need to switch off driver authentication at startup. For Win 10:
1. Install from the driver from downloaded ns403en.exe
2. Close everything, hold down Shift, and restart Windows. Follow options to disable driver signature checking.
3. Once it's rebooted, switch scanner on then go to Device Manager (should show it with a problem), right-click and update driver from this folder. Allow it to install the unsigned driver.
4. Switch off scanner, do normal restart of Windows.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As I said, it's a bit of a faff but it has worked for me for a very long time.
Good luck, let us know how it goes!
John