How do I scan multiple pages as a PDF file in Windows 11?

Finally, have it sorted. Having tried several times to contact Epson and only getting a computer and going round in circles I had an online chat with a person.

The fix came simply by uninstalling the scan software completely (had tried before without success) then reloading the scan software. Then restarting the computer.

I then downloaded the scan patch for user interface and installed. Restarted the computer again and it all worked.

I had tried before but had not restarted after each installation.

Good luck to anyone else having issues

If you happen to have a printer capable of the newer tech which eg Brother printers have then you don't actually need anything installed from the printer manufacturer. You can scan directly in any scanner software than can locate the printer that way.

As an example on Linux without Brother software installed, I could use the built in Linux scanner software, and it automatically finds the scanner on the network and can scan from it since the scanner includes the ability.

I don't think though that I've tried scanning on Windows 11 at all in the past year though lol. However, I have not installed anything from Brother on this copy of Windows 11 and going to Microsoft Store, installing Windows scan, and doing a test scan works just fine without a single configuration or anything else. I have not installed the printer/scanner on this computer via any means and only have made sure in Windows settings printers that its been found and assigned.

That should work too if you use the page feeder to grab multiple pages. If you have no page feeder then you're software bound anyway and there's a ton of ways to combine pdf pages into one doc anyway - that's not a scanner problem lol.

Any other issues, I'd suggest because the printer stinks or its too old and stinks that way.

(Replying to catladybookworm but meant for everyone in this thread.)

*Note. I use printer and scanner freely since I use an mfc. I'm not concerned about specifics about the words. Just think scanner if you dislike the word printer lol.

Thank you i will keep looking on HP's site. So much regression. Why do you think Win 12 coming?

Just an update on how I am coping with scanning since updating to Windows 11...

Brother released a Windows 11 driver for my combination printer/scanner/copier which I downloaded from the Brother website. I replaced the driver and now the scanner works via an app that is included in the download and I can scan multiple pages into one document.

When I first looked there was no driver for Windows 11 available but a few months later, when I looked again, the driver was available so I suggest that if you have the same problem go to the website of your scanner's manufacturer to see if they have a Windows 11 driver available for your scanner yet. If not, try looking again on a regular basis in case one becomes available in the future.

Microsoft must know of the problem but appears to have done nothing to fix it. As it is causing so many user difficulties I would have expected action to rectify it by now. Is there not someone from Microsoft on here who can fix it.