Many modern printers can scan photos and documents. While your computer might work with your scanner, you'll get better results with specific apps.

How To Scan Documents From A Printer To A PC Microsoft offers the Windows Scan app that you can use to capture documents and save them to your PC.

Open the Windows Scan app and select your printer using the drop-down menu. Place the document you want to scan in the feeder or on the scanner bed.

You can easily scan a document or QR code on Chrome OS with built-in device cameras and the Camera app. This walk-through will show you how.