Canon MG Series: Which Models Still Get Windows 11 Driver Updates (And Which Don’t)

# Canon MG Series: Which Models Still Get Windows 11 Driver Updates (And Which Don’t)

The Canon PIXMA MG series spans nearly fifteen years of home printer releases, from the MG2100 to the current MG3600 and beyond. Canon’s Windows 11 driver support doesn’t follow any publicly announced schedule — but there’s a clear pattern in which models got updated and which were quietly abandoned.

The Current Support Picture (as of 2026)

Models with active Windows 11 drivers on Canon’s site:

The MG3600 series (MG3620, MG3650) — Canon’s entry-level wireless all-in-one from 2016 onward — has Windows 11 drivers. The MG5700 and MG6800 series also have support. For these models, visit usa.canon.com/support, search your model, and you’ll find a current MP Drivers package labeled for Windows 11.

Models with Windows 10 drivers only (may work on Windows 11):

The MG3500 series is in a gray zone. Canon posted Windows 10 drivers for these models and hasn’t updated them for Windows 11 specifically — but the underlying driver architecture is compatible, and many users have installed the Windows 10 driver on Windows 11 without issue. Worth trying before assuming you’re stuck.

Models with no usable drivers on Canon’s site:

The MG2100, MG2200, MG2400, MG2500, MG3100, MG3200 — these are effectively unsupported. Canon’s download page either shows nothing for Windows 10/11 or has outdated Windows 7/8 drivers. The hardware still works physically; Canon just stopped maintaining the software.

Why Canon Dropped Support When It Did

The MG series breakpoint roughly aligns with Canon’s transition to the PIXMA G series (EcoTank equivalent) and the PIXMA TR series around 2018. Models released before that transition lost driver updates first.

It’s not about hardware capability. The older MG models use print mechanisms and scanner sensors that are still functional. The drop in support is a business decision — Canon stops investing engineering time in driver certification for older products as new product lines take priority.

The practical result: if your MG printer was manufactured before 2015, assume no new driver support from Canon. If it was manufactured 2015–2018, check the site, but expect Windows 10 drivers only.

How to Make Windows 10 Drivers Work on Windows 11

For MG models that have Windows 10 drivers on Canon’s site:

Download the MP Drivers package. Before running it, right-click the installer file → Properties → Compatibility tab → check “Run this program in compatibility mode for” → select Windows 10.

Run the installer. When it asks you to connect the printer, connect the USB cable. After installation completes, open Device Manager and check Properties → Driver tab. If “Driver Provider” shows Canon Inc. (not Microsoft), the install succeeded.

If the MP Drivers install but the scanner doesn’t appear in Windows Fax and Scan: download the IJ Scan Utility separately from Canon’s site. The scanner driver is bundled in MP Drivers, but the WIA registration sometimes doesn’t complete on Windows 11 without a restart after the MP Drivers install. Restart first, then check for the scanner, then install IJ Scan Utility if needed.

When Canon’s Page Has Nothing

For MG2100–MG2500 series and similar models with no usable Canon downloads: the Microsoft Update Catalog is worth checking. Search catalog.update.microsoft.com for the model name. Canon submitted some older drivers to Microsoft’s catalog that no longer appear on their own support page.

If that returns nothing either, the printer falls into discontinued-model territory where the archived database in PrintPro Driver Pro is the practical option. The MG2900 series, MG3100, and MG3200 are in the covered range. I put the archive together because the Canon support gap for these models comes up constantly — they’re functional printers that people want to keep using, and Canon’s site just doesn’t serve the files anymore.

One thing the archived drivers won’t provide: Canon’s proprietary management software (My Image Garden, the wireless setup utilities). Those are Canon applications, not part of the driver package, and the versions tied to discontinued models aren’t redistributable. The archived driver covers printing and scanning functionality through standard Windows interfaces.

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