Step 9:
What do you mean by "reset"? Is this supposed to be "restart"?
Step 11:
You may now install any SOFTWARE ONLY packages from Canon. DO NOT INSTALL ANY DRIVERS FOR YOUR PRINTER FROM CANON!
Dumb question maybe, but how do you differentiate software from drivers. I have a Canon disc which loads and I believe it loads the software and drivers. The Canon website will not let me view their software offerings any longer for some strange reason. I was able to view it on an alternate laptop when my drivers / software needed updating to fix printing issues on an ACER, which I have no problems printing with on Windows 11.
Could this be some spat between HP and Canon? i.e. HP wanting to cause problems with people using Canon printers as opposed to them not using an entire HP package? Nothing seems illegal anymore and especially when it applies to corporations and governments.