I want to detach the scanner of my Epson sx535wd and use it on its own

"The problem is that all this is burned into the printers firmware. They want you to buy new no matter what. People who decide this course of action, in big corporations, don't have any children, grandchildren or friends and don't care about any one or anything but themselves.

The only thing you can do is research purchases very carefully and don't products that force this."