Another vote for Vuescan. Haven't found a scanner that it wouldn't drive and unfussy interface is better than most native software, as are the scans.
The Pro version is unlimited in terms of updates and you can install it on as many of YOUR machines as you like.
Yeah, I'm a big fan of Free Software and I love the GPL, but I don't mind paying for good specialised software with good support and if I do use freeware, find it good and use it often then I
always contribute to the developer.
Fair's fair.
Mac
If you start binning every bit of working hardware just because Windows 10 doesn't have a driver for it, there's going to be any awfully big pile of "obsolete" stuff (most of which WILL have working modern Linux drivers, though as usual of varying quality).
My son just bought a real screamer ASUS gaming mobo and the supplied disk includes official Linux drivers for all the complicated mobo hardware.
Try a hint of Mint.
