Here is the "interesting piece" breaking down why this is a challenge, where you can find them, and the clever workarounds users have discovered. For decades, Windows ran on x86 (Intel/AMD). Konica Minolta wrote drivers for that. Now that Windows 11 runs natively on ARM64 (Snapdragon X Elite, etc.), most manufacturers are slow to recompile their 20-year-old codebases.
This is a very specific and technically interesting piece because konica minolta arm64 drivers
Avoid any KM model older than 2018 (C-e series or 8-series). Get an "i-series" or use Network Scan to SMB. Here is the "interesting piece" breaking down why
If you go to the Konica Minolta download site and filter by "Windows 11 (ARM64)," you will find almost nothing except for their very latest A3 bizhub i-Series (e.g., bizhub 450i, 550i) and some A4 models like the bizhub 4000i . The Most Interesting Discovery: The "Microsoft Class Driver" Hack Here is the fascinating technical workaround that actually works for 90% of users: Now that Windows 11 runs natively on ARM64
Microsoft's IPP Class Driver and the x86 emulation layer have accidentally made Konica Minolta more compatible with ARM64 than many native Linux drivers. The only thing truly broken is USB scanning via TWAIN.