Where can I find a Win 10 driver for a Canon i950 printer?

The driver that comes with Win 10 does not work with a Canon i950 printer.  Is there anywhere where one can be found or is my only solution to go back to Windows 7.  I have almost a new printer and refuse to let Microsoft force me to buy another one just to use win10 though I would like to use it.
"Canon will not issue drivers for this model to support the Windows 10 operating system. The Windows 7 drivers should function in the Windows 10 environment with some limitations which are currently unknown to Canon".

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/support-inkjet-printer/i-series/i950-series
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I don't have access to a Windows 7 driver unless I reload this system with win7 and find out how to retrieve the driver from the system.  Every time I try to get the driver from the Internet I have no luck.

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Canon's Windows 7 driver is available on Canon's website. Follow this link and scroll down to the Drivers button.

Only Canon can make drivers for Canon hardware. No one else has the in depth knowledge or legal authority to make drivers for Canon hardware.

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 Tried the driver but it will not print anything in color, even when asking for only a black and white print.  I guess I will have to go back to Windows 7, never use any new Microsoft apps and never buy another Canon printer.  In fact I think I will change operating systems completely.  I sometimes believe that Microsoft and many companies providing peripherals must be in collusion to force users to buy new hardware.

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 I sometimes believe that Microsoft and many companies providing peripherals must be in collusion to force users to buy new hardware.

I don't buy that. It's in Microsoft's best interest to move as many people as possible to Windows 10, by any means possible. If it was up to Microsoft, all hardware makers would support Windows 10 on all their hardware, no matter how old.

But it's not up to Microsoft. Hardware makers are looking at the bottom line, and they're figuring the costs of re-coding drivers for old hardware and then testing them and maybe re-coding and re-testing. And they're figuring how much extra money they're going to make for all their trouble. Plus, hardware manufacturers want us to buy their new, fancy shmancy equipment, not cling to old equipment.

Besides, sometimes old hardware just can't work with new technology no matter what you do. Unlike Star Trek, Windows 10 is not Windows 7 - The Next Generation. Windows 10 is very different in many ways.

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