How to fix printer spooler problems on Windows 11

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Situatie

When your printer refuses to print, it could be a problem preventing the print spooler from running correctly.

Solutie

To fix the print spooler service to continue printing on Windows 11, use these steps:

    1. Open Start on Windows 10.
    2. Search for services.msc and click the top result to open the Services console.
    3. Right-click the Print Spooler service and select the Properties option.
    4. Print Spooler in Services console for Windows 10
  1. Click the General tab.
  2. Click the Stop button.
  3. Stop Print Spooler on Windows 10
  4. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
  5. Type the following path to the printers folder and press Enter:
  6. C:\Windows\System32\spool\printers
  7. Click the Continue button (if applicable).
  8. Select everything in the “printers” folder (Ctrl + A keyboard shortcut) and hit the Delete button to remove the contents.
  9. On the “Printer Spooler Properties” page, click the General tab.
  10. Click the Start button to restart the service
  11. Start Print Spooler on Windows 10
  12. Click the OK button.

To fix print spooler problems using Command Prompt, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.
  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as Administrator option.
  3. Type the following commands (one line at a time) to stop the print spooler, delete the printers folder content, restart the printer spooler, and press Enter:
    net stop spooler
    del /Q /F /S "%systemroot%\System32\Spool\Printers\*.*"
    net start spooler

    Fix Print Spooler using Command Prompt

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