Windows 10: One by One, users cannot print - Run all windows updates and then printing is restored....

"I can't print" - every day there are a few more users opening tickets for this. Always the same symptoms. User cannot print although they could yesterday. Printer properties cannot be managed. You can uninstall / reinstall all you want. Nothing fixes it. We can do a system restore and it will print again... until the same thing happens a couple of days later. Pretty obvious its an update of some kind. Although there are no updates listed as being installed recently but when we run Windows updates, it fixes the issue and they can print again. We are spending every single day fighting this. Running updates keeps the machine down for hours. We have other projects underway and don't have time for this ridiculous nonsense. We have 300 users.


Has anyone else had to deal with this and have you identified something we can do besides run updates? Also some machines bomb and we just have to rebuild them. Its driving us crazy.

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vista printing

ok I just got done setting up my new network and i have a laptop with windows vista on it and a sever with windows sever 2003 on it. I have two printers hooked up to my sever a HP Laser Jet 6L and a HP Photosmart C3180 all in one printer when i try to print from my laptop its very slow sometimes office 2007 fezzes when i print from my gameing rig (which is xp home btw) every thing that i print from it is fast. any suggestions?

 

Printing stopped with November upgrade

Hey Prestonpdx,

I would suggest you check if the print spooler is running. Start/Stop print spooler service. Follow the steps below.

• 
  Press Windows key + R, type services.msc
  and press Enter.
  
• 
  From the list, locate Print Spooler service.
  
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  Double click on the service and select Stop.
  
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  Restart the computer, repeat step 1&2.
  
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  Double click on the service and check if the service is started.
  

Get back to us with the updated status, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Printing

Hi,

Print Spooler service is your main connector with the printer, and if this service doesn’t work, you won’t be able to print your documents. To assist you with your printing concern, kindly refer to the troubleshooting steps below:

Method 1: Run the Printing Troubleshooter

We suggest that you click on this article and follow the steps to run the troubleshooter:
Fix printer problems.

Method 2: Uninstall unnecessary printers

Having two or more printers installed can cause issues with the Print Spooler and printing. Follow the steps below to uninstall any unnecessary printers:

• Press Windows Key + X and select Control Panel from the list.
• When Control Panel opens, locate Devices and Printers.
• In Devices and Printers section select the printer you want to remove and click Print server properties.
• Go to Drivers tab. You should see the list of all installed printers.
• Select the printer you want to remove and click the Remove button.
• Select Remove driver and driver package and click OK to completely remove the printer.
• After removing unnecessary printers, restart your PC.

We'll be waiting for your response.