If you own a Philips Laser MFD 6020 —a robust monochrome multifunction device known for printing, scanning, and copying—you may have recently faced a frustrating problem. You’ve upgraded your PC to Windows 8 (or 8.1), inserted the original driver CD, and... nothing works. Or worse, you’ve lost the CD entirely.
Word count: ~2,150. Last updated for Windows 8 (including 8.1). All driver methods tested as of 2025.
Print a test page. If successful, proceed to scanner installation. 6. How to Install the Scanner Component (TWAIN/WIA) The MFD 6020’s scanner requires a separate driver. Without it, Windows Fax and Scan or any OCR software won’t see the scanner.
Select “Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings”. Choose “Use an existing port” → USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB).
If Windows 8 32-bit complains about an unsigned driver, click “Install anyway”. For Windows 8 64-bit: reboot into “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement” (Shift + Restart → Troubleshoot → Advanced → Startup Settings) before step 5.
By following this guide, your trusty Philips Laser MFD 6020 will continue printing and scanning on Windows 8 for years to come—saving you the cost of a new multifunction printer.
Bookmark this page. If you successfully installed the driver using one of the methods above, please share which one worked in the comments (on our original blog) so others can benefit. And don’t forget to turn off Windows 8 automatic driver updates to prevent the OS from “upgrading” your working driver to a broken one.
Name the printer “Philips Laser MFD 6020”. Do not share it (unless on a network). Once installation finishes, now connect the USB cable. Windows will detect the device and bind the driver.
