I did a repair reinstall a few days ago and noticed that now I have
"Windows Fax and Scan" listed on my Start Menu. And when I click on the shortcut, it actually runs. It has created a subfolder in my Documents
folder which is simply named "Fax". I don't want that folder and also
want to completely remove "Windows Fax and Scan" (which henceforth I
will refer to as "WFAS") from my computer.
Yes, my copy of Windows 10 Pro is fully updated as I write this.
The only method I've found available for getting rid of WFAS is the following:
1. Open Settings
2. Click on System
3. Click on Optional features
4. Click on the "Windows Fax and Scan" listing
5. Click on Uninstall
I did all this, but although WFAS disappeared from the Optional features list, it did nothing to remove the "app" or whatever the hell it's
called. The shortcut is still there in my Start Menu and clicking on it
opens WFAS. The Fax subfolder is still present in my Dcuements folder.
By the way, before attempting to use this method, I saw that WFAS is no longer listed here:
1. Open "Programs and Features"
2. Click on "Turn Windows features on or off"
3. Click on the plug sign next to "Print and Document Services"
WFAS used to be listed here, but it isn't now. I read somewhere on the internet that it was removed by an update.
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
I did a repair reinstall a few days ago and noticed that now I have
"Windows Fax and Scan" listed on my Start Menu. And when I click on the shortcut, it actually runs. It has created a subfolder in my Documents
folder which is simply named "Fax". I don't want that folder and also
want to completely remove "Windows Fax and Scan" (which henceforth I
will refer to as "WFAS") from my computer.
Yes, my copy of Windows 10 Pro is fully updated as I write this.
The only method I've found available for getting rid of WFAS is the following:
1. Open Settings
2. Click on System
3. Click on Optional features
4. Click on the "Windows Fax and Scan" listing
5. Click on Uninstall
I did all this, but although WFAS disappeared from the Optional features list, it did nothing to remove the "app" or whatever the hell it's
called. The shortcut is still there in my Start Menu and clicking on it
opens WFAS. The Fax subfolder is still present in my Dcuements folder.
By the way, before attempting to use this method, I saw that WFAS is no longer listed here:
1. Open "Programs and Features"
2. Click on "Turn Windows features on or off"
3. Click on the plug sign next to "Print and Document Services"
WFAS used to be listed here, but it isn't now. I read somewhere on the internet that it was removed by an update.
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS
installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I
find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall.
Alas, I've had to deal with government agencies that won't accept
e-mails, and demand you send them a fax. I don't have a telco/POTS
landline anymore, either, but I do have VOIP service and digital phone service. VOIP is over the Internet whereas digital phone is with my ISP (Comcast who reserves 2 channels in the cable modem just for voice
service). So, I could send a fax using those comm methods.
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS
installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under
Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link.
Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System ->
Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I
find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If
installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall.
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably work
badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary
to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There
is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you
need modern machines with that capability on both ends.
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order.
Alas, I've had to deal with government agencies that won't accept
e-mails, and demand you send them a fax.
You must live in a third world country :-p
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFASMicrosoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem. >>>
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under
Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. >>> Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System ->
Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I >>> find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If
installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall.
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably work
badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP
waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary
to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There
is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you
need modern machines with that capability on both ends.
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order.
That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization. However, I
have before been able to fax over VOIP.
VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization.
However, I have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:52:45 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS >>>>> installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner'sMicrosoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem. >>>>
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under >>>> Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. >>>> Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> >>>> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I >>>> find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If
installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall.
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably work
badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP
waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary
to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There
is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you
need modern machines with that capability on both ends.
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order.
That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization. However, I
have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
I did a repair reinstall a few days ago and noticed that now I have
"Windows Fax and Scan" listed on my Start Menu. And when I click on the
shortcut, it actually runs. It has created a subfolder in my Documents
folder which is simply named "Fax". I don't want that folder and also
want to completely remove "Windows Fax and Scan" (which henceforth I
will refer to as "WFAS") from my computer.
Yes, my copy of Windows 10 Pro is fully updated as I write this.
The only method I've found available for getting rid of WFAS is the
following:
1. Open Settings
2. Click on System
3. Click on Optional features
4. Click on the "Windows Fax and Scan" listing
5. Click on Uninstall
I did all this, but although WFAS disappeared from the Optional features
list, it did nothing to remove the "app" or whatever the hell it's
called. The shortcut is still there in my Start Menu and clicking on it
opens WFAS. The Fax subfolder is still present in my Dcuements folder.
By the way, before attempting to use this method, I saw that WFAS is no
longer listed here:
1. Open "Programs and Features"
2. Click on "Turn Windows features on or off"
3. Click on the plug sign next to "Print and Document Services"
WFAS used to be listed here, but it isn't now. I read somewhere on the
internet that it was removed by an update.
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS
installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I
find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall.
Alas, I've had to deal with government agencies that won't accept
e-mails, and demand you send them a fax. I don't have a telco/POTS
landline anymore, either, but I do have VOIP service and digital phone service. VOIP is over the Internet whereas digital phone is with my ISP (Comcast who reserves 2 channels in the cable modem just for voice
service). So, I could send a fax using those comm methods.
You can use an online faxing service. However, you lose privacy in that whatever you send them they can see. Yet when you send a fax, often it
goes to a shared fax machine that anyone walking by can view your fax,
not just the intended recipient, but then you might be sending to a department rather than a particular person. Unless you have an
encrypting fax machine, and so does the recipient, faxes are never
secure, but then neither is the vast majority of e-mail since little of
it is encrypted using x.509 or PGP certificates. In addition to lack of privacy with online faxing services, the free service tiers often limit
how many faxes you can send per day, and how many pages for each fax,
and some will plaster a cover sheet onto your fax advertising the faxing service you used. Some, like Fax.Plus, provide a desktop app, but
that's just a web-centric app (instead of using their web app) that
still uses their online service to do the faxing.
You might think you will never send a fax, but sometimes it is not your choice. You want some transaction to transpire, have to supply
information, and the recipient demands a fax. I've had that happen with
the gov't, and with contracting companies where I had to send them a
copy of my driver license.
In the Start Menu, I went to "Windows Accessories -> Windows Fax and
Scan" entry, right-clicked on it, and selected More -> File location.
It is a shortcut under the following folder:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
The shortcut's target field points to:
%windir%\system32\WFS.exe
I don't know what DLLs, or other support files on which wfs.exe is
dependent. However, if after the uninstall the wfs.exe file still
exists, you could rename it to, say, wfs-ORIGINAL.exe (and remove the shortcut from the Accessories folder, and from the Start Menu). I
wouldn't delete the wfs.exe file since updates, sfc.exe, or dism might replace it, yet renaming it could result in you having both wfs.exe and wfs-ORIGINAL.exe at some point.
Windows Fax and Scan is considered deprecated, not removed by updates. Deprecated means no longer supported. With the intense decline of fax machines, or fax modems, the need to send/receive faxes is rare. Plus, attachments to e-mail work just as well, and only the intended recipient
sees the fax, not everyone walking by a fax machine.
I left Windows Fax & Scan installed. The ancilliary software that came
with my Canon printer does not include faxing, so I don't have a problem
with WFAS usurping the fax function as other users have noted. However, since you never want to fax, why would you have other fax software
installed to be concerned if WSAS usurped the fax function?
I have both WFAS still installed, and the ancilliary software that came
with a Canon printer which includes a scanner. When I run the Canon
scanner tool, there is no usurping of the scan function by WSAS. The
Canon scanner works just fine. You read that some folks noted WSAS
usurped the scan function, but did they actually report an intercept of
the scan function, or an intercept of the fax function (assuming the printer's ancilliary software included a fax function)? If you never
will fax, why would you be intigating some fax function in
printer-supplied software?
Do you have other fax software installed to be concerned if WFS will
usurp its faxing function? Did you test the scanning software that came
with your printer to actually determine if WFS was usurping its scan function?
Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization.
However, I have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
Correction: Comcast does use IP, but only over their privately managed network which connects to a POS (Point of Service - where VOIP calls interface to a telco network). Their voice traffic does not travel the public Internet. 2 channels in the cable modem are dedicated to digital voice, and those go to Comcast only, not elsewhere on the Internet.
This differs from VOIP providers with their best-effort services
delivering voice traffic across the Internet. I consider VOIP to be a
comm service over the Internet and subject to the irregular traffic
delivery thereof. Digital voice that uses a private network to connect
to a telecomm network is not what users generally refer to as
traditional VOIP.
Alas, I've had to deal with government agencies that won't accept
e-mails, and demand you send them a fax. I don't have a telco/POTS
landline anymore, either, but I do have VOIP service and digital phone service. VOIP is over the Internet whereas digital phone is with my ISP (Comcast who reserves 2 channels in the cable modem just for voice
service). So, I could send a fax using those comm methods.
Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization.
However, I have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example
protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
Correction: Comcast does use IP, but only over their privately managed >network which connects to a POS (Point of Service - where VOIP calls >interface to a telco network).
Their voice traffic does not travel the public Internet.
2 channels in the cable modem are dedicated to digital
voice, and those go to Comcast only, not elsewhere on the Internet.
This differs from VOIP providers with their best-effort services
delivering voice traffic across the Internet. I consider VOIP to be a
comm service over the Internet and subject to the irregular traffic
delivery thereof. Digital voice that uses a private network to connect
to a telecomm network is not what users generally refer to as
traditional VOIP.
So, to me, a digital voice line is one that uses a dedicated network to
make the call. VOIP is over the public Internet.
On 2025-01-22 03:46, Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:52:45 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably workLike most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS >>>>>> installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's >>>>>> ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem. >>>>>Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the
Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and
could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under >>>>> Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. >>>>> Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> >>>>> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I >>>>> find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If
installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the
optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall. >>>>
badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP
waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary >>>> to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There >>>> is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you
need modern machines with that capability on both ends.
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order. >>>
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization. However, I
have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example
protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
Well, even traditional phone service, POTS, was digital in any advanced >country. Only the copper line from exchange to the home was analog,
unless you hired ISDN. But it used dedicated digital virtual channels
per conversation, constant time delay end to end, no loses.
My ISP uses VoIP internally, sharing the pipe with the rest of the
internet traffic generated by their clients (so, not saturated). How
they interconnect with other ISPs, is anybody's guess, though.
Mobile phones are using GSM, as far I know, so PSTN at least to the >exchanges.
On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:42:09 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-22 03:46, Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:52:45 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably work >>>>> badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP >>>>> waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary >>>>> to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There >>>>> is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you >>>>> need modern machines with that capability on both ends.Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS >>>>>>> installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's >>>>>>> ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the >>>>>> Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and >>>>>> could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under >>>>>> Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link. >>>>>> Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> >>>>>> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I >>>>>> find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If >>>>>> installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the >>>>>> optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall. >>>>>
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order. >>>>
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization. However, I >>>> have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example
protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization
and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
Well, even traditional phone service, POTS, was digital in any advanced
country. Only the copper line from exchange to the home was analog,
unless you hired ISDN. But it used dedicated digital virtual channels
per conversation, constant time delay end to end, no loses.
Agreed.
My ISP uses VoIP internally, sharing the pipe with the rest of the
internet traffic generated by their clients (so, not saturated). How
they interconnect with other ISPs, is anybody's guess, though.
Mobile phones are using GSM, as far I know, so PSTN at least to the
exchanges.
Lots of LTE on this side of the pond.
On 2025-01-23 06:49, Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:42:09 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-22 03:46, Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:52:45 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-01-21 16:19, VanguardLH wrote:That's why I mention that I have digital phone service with my ISP.
"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
...
You also need capable hardware. An old fax machine will probably work >>>>>> badly with a modern phone that is VoIP behind your back, because VoIP >>>>>> waveform is not guaranteed to be in sync with the original(1), contrary >>>>>> to what happens with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). There >>>>>> is a relatively new fax protocol specific for VoIP lines, meaning you >>>>>> need modern machines with that capability on both ends.Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS >>>>>>>> installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's >>>>>>>> ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
Microsoft decided to move hence hide where to uninstall/install the >>>>>>> Windows Fax & Scan service. Used to be you went to appwiz.cpl, and >>>>>>> could select/deselect the fax service. Some folks report to look under >>>>>>> Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features to find an "Optional features" link.
Nope, not there anymore. Now it's been moved to Settings -> System -> >>>>>>> Optional Features, and you'll find the fax service there (that's where I
find it for Win10 22H2). That's where you reported finding it. If >>>>>>> installed, clicking on it presents a Remove button.
If you show the Start Menu, and enter "fax", it is listed with the >>>>>>> optional jump list. One of the entries in the jump list is Uninstall. >>>>>>
(1) On internet, packets can arrive out of time, even in reverse order. >>>>>
That is *not* VOIP: no Internet involved, no packetization. However, I >>>>> have before been able to fax over VOIP.
When I hear 'digital phone service' I think of SIP and RTP, as example >>>> protocols, but both of those are usually UDP and involve packetization >>>> and the Internet. I must be wrong. Can you steer me in the right
direction?
Well, even traditional phone service, POTS, was digital in any advanced
country. Only the copper line from exchange to the home was analog,
unless you hired ISDN. But it used dedicated digital virtual channels
per conversation, constant time delay end to end, no loses.
Agreed.
My ISP uses VoIP internally, sharing the pipe with the rest of the
internet traffic generated by their clients (so, not saturated). How
they interconnect with other ISPs, is anybody's guess, though.
Mobile phones are using GSM, as far I know, so PSTN at least to the
exchanges.
Lots of LTE on this side of the pond.
Ah.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication)
In telecommunications, long-term evolution (LTE) is a standard for
wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals
based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA standards. It improves on those >standards' capacity and speed by using a different radio interface and
core network improvements.[1][2] LTE is the upgrade path for carriers
with both GSM/UMTS networks and CDMA2000 networks. Because LTE
frequencies and bands differ from country to country, only multi-band
phones can use LTE in all countries where it is supported.
...
Overview
LTE stands for Long-Term Evolution[7] and is a registered trademark
owned by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) for the >wireless data communications technology and a development of the
GSM/UMTS standards. However, other nations and companies do play an
active role in the LTE project. The goal of LTE was to increase the
capacity and speed of wireless data networks using new DSP (digital
signal processing) techniques and modulations that were developed around
the turn of the millennium. A further goal was the redesign and >simplification of the network architecture to an IP-based system with >significantly reduced transfer latency compared with the 3G
architecture. The LTE wireless interface is incompatible with 2G and 3G >networks, so that it must be operated on a separate radio spectrum.
So it it is IP based.
...
Voice calls
The LTE standard supports only packet switching with its all-IP network. >Voice calls in GSM, UMTS and CDMA2000 are circuit switched, so with the >adoption of LTE, carriers will have to re-engineer their voice call >network.[106] Four different approaches sprang up:
Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
Circuit-switched fallback (CSFB)
Simultaneous voice and LTE (SVLTE)
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
I have not read it all, so I don't know how they interconnect with the >landline network that supposedly has migrated or is migrating from PSTN
to VoIP. I don't know if this is explained in the article or another
article.
John C. wrote:
[...]
Like most people these days, I don't have a land line so having WFAS
installed is bullshit. And I don't want it taking over my scanner's
ability to scan, which I've read that somebody experienced as a problem.
If that is your main reason to want to remove 'Windows Fax and Scan',
then 1) the 'interfering' software was 'Windows Scan', i.e. *different* software. which is an app (not normal program) which is installed from
the Microsoft Store and 2) without the 'Windows Scan' app, the 'problem'
does not occur. So no need to worry.
FYI, on my Windows *11* system, the 'Windows Fax and Scan' component
is present and listed under Settings -> System -> Optional features, but
is *not* listed in the 'Start' menu [1]. So you do not see it, unless
you specifically search for it.
[1] You can *get* to it from the 'Start' menu, by selecting 'Windows
Tools' and then you will get a File Explorer windows listing all kinds
of Windows Tools. But 'Windows Fax and Scan' is *not* listed in the main 'Start' menu,
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