Windows 10: Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly

Discus and support Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Can start the service in services.msc but when it is required to do anything such as manage a printer, or try to add a printer, it will stop. Event... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by InvkrMainr, Jun 3, 2020.

  1. Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly


    Can start the service in services.msc but when it is required to do anything such as manage a printer, or try to add a printer, it will stop.


    Event ID 7034 - The Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 3 times.



    I have checked the dependencies and they all start and have been started fine. Here are the other things that have been attempted:


    sfc /scannow

    ran chkdsk

    checked %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.* , nothing in here at all, completely empty

    checked in registry CurrentControlSet, removed the printers in there

    tried to install feature for LPD and LPR, this did not work however, but might be domain related as no device has these installed

    deleted all files and folders in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers



    I removed all the printers that I could from the machine to see if they are causing issues, but I could not remove one called TASKalfa 2533ci, which is the model of printers we own.


    It simply hangs around, not able to be deleted. Cannot be removed from device manager either, just sticks. Cannot be removed by cmd or powershell as this tells me spooler needs to be started, same with trying print management.

    :)
     
    InvkrMainr, Jun 3, 2020
    #1
  2. Rich S_16 Win User

    Print spooler shuts down, can no longer print from a Dell laptop running Windows 10.

    Thank you for the rapid response.

    Method 1 led back through the diagnostics, which determined that the "print Spooler service isn't running"

    , as we knew. It then led to re-installing the printer and restarting the computer.

    After the restart, the print spooler service still was not running.

    After the computer was restarted, an attempt to manually start the spooler service resulted in

    " Windows could not start the Print Spooler service on the local computer. ERROR 1067. the process terminated unexpectedly."

    METHOD 2: as advised, I checked the dependencies for the print spooler service.

    Listed were: HTTP Service and Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

    The Remote Procedure Call was listed in the Services and was indicated to be running.

    HTTP Service was NOT LISTED. Should it show up somewhere else, or is this the problem ?

    Any suggestions ?

    thanks.

    Rich S
     
    Rich S_16, Jun 3, 2020
    #2
  3. Karla Alm Win User
    Print Spooler Issue

    Hello Sree,

    For step by step instructions on how you can manually start the Print Spooler Service, follow these:

    • Click Windows tab.
    • Type Control Panel > System and Maintenance
      > Administrative Tools.
    • Double click Services.
    • Right click to the Print Spooler service > Properties.

    However, we suggest you can refer to an answer given by Prabhavathi Patil on this

    thread
    .

    We also recommend that you update the driver for your printer.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thanks.
     
    Karla Alm, Jun 3, 2020
    #3
  4. Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly

    Must restart Spooler to print

    Have you set the Print Spooler server to Automatic? If you haven't, then let's do it. Follow the steps below:

    • Open Services through the search box.
    • Locate Print Spooler service and double click it.
    • Once the Print Spooler Properties window is open, look for Startup type and set is to
      Automatic.
    • Check also the Service status and make sure that it is set to Started.
    • Click Apply, then OK.

    In case there are other printers installed on your PC that you no longer use, we suggest that you uninstall it as it may also cause some issues with Print Spooler.

    Looking forward to your reply.

    Regards
     
    Vanessa Yar, Jun 3, 2020
    #4
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