Representative embodiments provide for an automatic document feeder including a housing and a cover supported by the housing. The cover and the housing are configured to define a storage compartment, and the storage compartment is configured to removably store at least one scan window, wherein the at least one scan window is configured for use with the automatic document feeder. A method of using the present invention includes storing a replacement scan window within a storage compartment, removing an existing scan window from an operational location of an automatic document feeder, retrieving the replacement scan window from the storage compartment, and installing the replacement scan window in the operational location of the automatic document feeder.