OS X: How to Fix Hang in Image Capture Utility
Beginning with OS X El Capitan (“El Crapitan”), Image Capture often hangs waiting for the scanner on my Epson Workforce printer to respond. Same scanner as for ~2.5 years, new OS X bugs.
The message is typically “or this shortcut fix is used.
” or some such thing. The wait is forever (a “hang”), unless the machine is rebooted (logging out might work),How to force-kill the 'Image Capture Extension' process
A force-kill of the hidden process Image Capture Extension makes things work again*.
- Quit (this is the app you’re trying to use to scan something).
- Open , then make sure that is checked.
- Enter “image” into the search box as shown below (not strictly needed but it filters out most process names).
- Select , then click the near upper left to force-kill it.
- Relaunch .
Scanning should now work again.
* This nonsense is part of kudzu-like Apple Core Rot. The next OS X release should be name OS X Roquefort, for the mold that runs through the entire software stack. But unlike stinky cheese, OS X doesn’t taste good.
