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| Windows Fax and Scan | |
|---|---|
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 Windows Fax and Scan running onWindows 10 | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Windows Vista,7,8,8.1,10,11 |
| Predecessor | Fax Services ofWindows XP |
| Type | Fax andscan application |
Windows Fax and Scan is an integrated faxing and scanning application introduced inWindows Vista and included in the Business, Enterprise, and UltimateWindows Vista editions as the replacement for the Fax Console ofWindows XP; it is available in all versions ofWindows 7,Windows 8,Windows 10 (x86/x64) andWindows 11 (x64),[2] but not on ARM64 versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11.[3]
Windows Fax and Scan supports sending and receiving faxes, faxing or emailing scanned documents, and forwarding faxes as email attachments.
With Windows Fax and Scan users with computers that havefax modems can send and receive faxes, and fax scanned documents. Without a fax modem, users can email scanned documents and forward faxes as email attachments from their computer. WFS supports one-click scanning of documents from locally connected scanners, network-connected scanners andmultifunction devices. Even though this can be used for most types of documents, WFS is optimized for scanning, viewing and storing text documents.[4]
WFS is available in Windows Vista Ultimate and as an optional component in Windows Vista Enterprise. WFS is not available on Vista Home Basic or Vista Home Premium. It is also available in all x86 and x64 versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012.[5]
The Fax View of WFS is an enhancement of the Fax Services component which was an installable option in theWindows XPoperating system. New features include a fax account model, improved composition features, the ability to save faxes in composition as drafts, and a preview pane. It is also possible to right click on a file and send it as a fax. To send and receive faxes users can create either a local fax modem account to use a locally attached fax-capablemodem or a shared fax server account to use anetworkfax server.[6] The Windows Fax and Scan software is not aninternet fax application. Therefore, it must be used with an analog phone line.[7]
The Scan View of WFS has auser interface to manage scanned documents. It allows the creation, renaming and moving of folders from a single view. The preview pane shows documents scanned. Users can create profiles for particular scanners and save them for future scanning, and can directly route the scanned documents to their mailboxes after configuring the mail settings. The 'Fax from Scanner' feature allows directly faxing the document from the scanner.
Beyond the basic capabilities, is a step towardsUnified Messaging, in bringing together the management of related media like faxes, emails, digital documents, etc.[5]
