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Canon EOS Utility Not Working in Windows 11 [Solved]

Use a wired connection as a quick fix

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Published onDecember 12, 2023

published onDecember 12, 2023

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The Canon EOS Utility not working in Windows 11 was earlier a sign of incompatibility. Canon soon released a suitable version for the latest OS iteration.

Yet, for many, the Canon camera doesn’t show up. Some came acrossThe connection was lostmessage when transferring images. A few even had a popup that read,Some Windows Firewall settings must be changed. Let’s find out how you can fix them all!

What can I do if the Canon EOS Utility is not working in Windows 11?

Before we start with the slightly complex solutions, try these quick ones:

1. Manually launch the EOS Utility

2. Turn on Network Discovery

When the EOS Utility is not detecting the camera with Wi-Fi on Windows 10 or the latest iteration,turn on Network Discovery.

3. Run the app administrator or in compatibility mode

4. Reinstall the camera driver

If this doesn’t work, go to the manufacturer’s website, select your product, and thenmanually install the latest drivers.

5. Allows EOSUPNPSV.exe in the firewall

6. Reinstall the app

If Canon EOS Utility is still not working in Windows 11, use areliable software uninstallerto get rid of the leftover app files and Registry entries.

Besides, you can download the previous version of Canon EOS Utility. To do that, click onLoad Moreon theSoftware and Driverspage > scroll down > click theDownloadbutton next to the stable version.

7. Contact support

If nothing else works, you can alwayscontact Canon support. They will help identify the problem and share a series of curated solutions, depending on the Canon EOS Utility version you are running.

In the meanwhile, connect your camera to the Windows 11 PC with a USB cable and transfer files as you do from a drive. Or you could put the card from the camera into a card reader (connected to the PC) and transfer files.

These are all the ways you can fix things when the Canon EOS Utility is not working in Windows 11 or even Windows 10, and image transfer shouldn’t be a problem anymore.

Before you leave, find out what to do if yourPC doesn’t recognize the Canon camera.

For any queries or to share what worked for you, drop a comment below.

Canon EOS Utility Not Working in Windows 11 [Solved]#

What can I do if the Canon EOS Utility is not working in Windows 11?#

1. Manually launch the EOS Utility#

2. Turn on Network Discovery#

3. Run the app administrator or in compatibility mode#

4. Reinstall the camera driver#

5. Allows EOSUPNPSV.exe in the firewall#

6. Reinstall the app#

7. Contact support#