Windows 10: After update to 20H2, printer just starts printing documents at random

Discus and support After update to 20H2, printer just starts printing documents at random in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi Y'all, hope all is well for you these Love in the time of Covid days, Has anyone else had this happen to them??? After updating to 20H2 yesterday,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Keithorino, Dec 11, 2020.

  1. After update to 20H2, printer just starts printing documents at random


    Hi Y'all, hope all is well for you these Love in the time of Covid days,

    Has anyone else had this happen to them??? After updating to 20H2 yesterday, and having done nothing consequential today, my printer all of a sudden just started printing documents at seeming random. Some were normal Word documents others were emails from Gmail, which should be on their servers not my computer, right??? I checked the print queue and it said there were no documents awaiting printing. My printer is an Eco-Tank ET-4750 with quite a bit of mileage. The only way to stop the printing is to unplug the printer USB jack from the USB hub. Then it stops printing immediately and kicks the sheet it was working on out the exit and into the tray.

    This is weird!
    Windows 10 Home Edition v2004 build 20H2???

    :)
     
    Keithorino, Dec 11, 2020
    #1

  2. Windows 20H2 - All Printers Offline - Need to Restart Print Spooler Every Time to Print

    Hi

    I updated to Windows 10 Pro 20H2 through the Windows 10 October 2020 Update Assistant. Every since, whenever I go to print something, I find the printers are offline and won't print. The only way to get something to print is to go to Services and restart
    the Print Spooler. Every print job is this way. It was not like this before the update to 20H2. Any suggestions?

    Ian
     
    GreenMenComputers, Dec 11, 2020
    #2
  3. Jan123 Win User
    Windows 10 Home Won't Print to Remote Printer


    I have three computers.
    Machine 1: Windows 10 pro, has the USB Brother HL-5040 printer
    Machine 2: Windows 10 pro, prints OK to the remote printer.
    Machine 3: Windows 10 home, Used to print, but not anymore (THIS IS THE PROBLEM).
    I’ve tried everything that I can think of, and would appreciate any suggestions.
    I did these steps on Machine 3 that did not work.

    1. Remove the printer device.
    2. Add a Printer
    3. The printer that I want isn’t listed
    4. Select a shared printer by name
    5. Browse
    6. Select the displayed Machine 1.
    7. Select the displayed Printer.
    8. Next
    9. Failure “Connect to Printer”.
    10. Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or Hostname
    11. Next
    12. Set Hostname to Machine 2, and set port name.
    13. Detecting TCP/IP Port
    14. Additional Port information required.
    15. Device Type – Standard, Brother Port Server
    16. Next
    17. Detecting the Driver Model
    18. Install The Print Driver
    19. Select Brother and Brother HL-5040
    20. Next
    21. Replace the Current Driver
    22. Printer Name (setting it to HL-5040)
    23. Next
    24. Do not share this printer
    25. Next
    26. You’ve successfully added “HL-5040”
    27. Finish
    Printing on Machine 3 puts the document in the print queue, which reports error printing.
    Printing from Machine 2 to the printer on Machine 1 works perfectly.
    All three machines are in the same HomeGroup. Machine 3 can access the shared files from Machine 1.
     
    Jan123, Dec 11, 2020
    #3
  4. After update to 20H2, printer just starts printing documents at random

    Unable to print Excel documents on Windows 10.

    Hello Gifford,



    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



    From the above description, I understand you are unable to print Excel documents on the computer running Windows 10.



    Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

    • Did you check if you are able to print other system documents or webpages using the printer?
    • Did you check if the printer is visible under Devices and Printers?


    You will be able to print documents and web pages from the Printer if the device is online or showing working status under
    Devices and Printers.



    If haven’t tried, I suggest you to check if you are able to print documents other than Excel documents or webpages using the printer.



    Also check if the printer is listed under Devices and Printers
    by following the steps below:



    • Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Devices and Drivers and select the top most search result.
    • Under Printers, check if the printer you are trying to print from is listed.
    • If yes, print a test Excel document and check if the device works.


    Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



    Thank you.
     
    Likhitha V, Dec 11, 2020
    #4
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