Windows 10: My windows 11 all of a sudden keeps showing an error message of Print Spooler not working

The windows 11 all of a sudden started showing a print spooler error and wont let me print.Can't find drivers, i have had to remove and reinstall drivers several times around. Had a geeks 2 u dude come out, thought the problem was with mcafee firewall as it would start to print with this off however now its just not working.I work from MYOB and it just refuses to find the printer it just keeps going to save to pdf

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Windows 10 was installed and now I get message about print spooler

Hi,

Thank you for your reply.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

Method 1: Restart the
Print spooler services.

• 
  Press Windows +R.
  
• 
  Type services.msc
  in the box.
  
• 
  Search and Select Print spooler.
  
• 
  Right click on print Spooler and stop and
  restart the services and check if it helps.
  

Note: Make sure that Print Spooler should be
Automatic in services.

Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.

Thanks and regards.

 

print spooler not working windows 7

This is often but not always caused by a corrupt print job stuck in the queue. Perhaps clearing the queue will get things working again.

• Open an Elevated Command Prompt (click Start, type Command Prompt in the Search box, right-click on the link and select "Run as administrator"; respond to the UAC prompt)
• Type the following in the black Command Prompt window and press Enter after each line
  

net stop spooler

del /Q "%windir%\system32\spool\PRINTERS\*.*"

net start spooler

exit

If you get any error message, please indicate at which step the error occurred and please provide the complete text of the message.

 

Issue after installation with print spooler

Hello,

Thank you for keeping us posted.

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I really appreciate all your efforts in trying to fix this issue.

I would suggest you to try the steps given below and check if that helps.

Note: All the steps mentioned below holds good for windows 10 as well.

If print spooler keeps stopping in Windows 8.1,
I would suggest to follow the steps given below.

• 
  If the print spooler is not responding to your print commands and print is not happening when printer is fine physically (No paper jam or any error indications on printer hardware). These methods will help
  to clear the pending print jobs (print queue) and hanging spooler service.
  
• 
  Clear the print spooler files where the Operating Systems store printing jobs temporarily, deleting these file will allow the print spooler to start freshly and run smoothly next time.
  
• 
  Go to C -> Windows -> System32 -> Spool -> Printers and delete all files inside this folder. This is the location OS keeps the printing jobs before sending
  to printers. Once you delete these files, print queue will be cleared. The same location is applicable for latest Windows 8 and 8.1 too.
  

If the problem persists, follow the steps given below.

• 
  Go to services under Computer Management.
  
• 
  Double click Print Spooler service and go to
  Recovery tab. Here we can set what that service should do when it fails.
  
• 
  Select ‘Restart the Service’ in Subsequent Failures field. So, it will try restarting print spooler service whenever it fails.
  
• 
  Go to ‘Dependencies’
  tab and make sure all depending services are started. Luckily, only one dependency service for print spooler service which is
  Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service.
  
• 
  Check the RPC service in services and make sure it’s already started.
  

If the issue still persists, the last step would be to check for the printer drivers. If the printer drivers are not installed properly, I would suggest you to follow the steps given below and check if that helps.

• 
  Delete all unwanted printers from your computer.
  
• 
  Make sure all printers are installed with proper drivers.
  

Additional Information:

Please refer to the article given below and check if that helps.

Fix printer problems

Fix printer connection and printing problems in Windows - Microsoft Support

Note: The above article will
help you identify and fix common printer problems in Windows. Printing problems can be caused by cables that aren’t connected properly, problems with wireless adapters or settings, damaged or incompatible printer drivers or missing updates.

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.