It involves installing the legacy FireWire drivers into the Windows 10 OS. While Microsoft has officially discontinued support for Firewire (IEEE1394) with the introduction of Windows 10 OS, there is a workaround. Unfortunately, microfilm reader manufactures have been less than responsive with a solution to update their machines with some sales teams instead recommending complete replacement with a new and expensive machine. This has begun to leave users of these old Microfilm reader/scanner machines with obsolete machines that are less than 10 years old. Microfilm reader/scanner manufacturers discontinued using Firewire back as late as 2013 going forward with USB ports instead.
Note: this blog post is an adaption of the solution provided by SpotImaging.