Windows 10: Print spooler not working. Jobs come out only upon Windows shutdown

a couple of days ago I began having problems with a networked printer when I attempt to use it from my primary Windows 10 machine.


Jobs enter the print queue, but do not go the the printer. Upon shutdown of the subject Windows machine some of the jobs in the que will print. The same networked printer is usable from other Windows 10 and Mac machines and works correctly from all but my primary machine.


To date I have ...

• Uninstalled/reinstalled the printer in the Services/Devices dialog.
• Tried several different print drivers, obtained from the manufacturer
• Stopped the Spooler, cleared out all documents in the C;Windows/System32/Spool/PRINTERS folder and restarted the Spooler.
• Run the Windows File Checker which found and repaired some corrupted files.
• Reinstalled Windows 10 in the 'repair' mode ie. so my files and aps are not lost.

The problem persists, and I am out of ideas. My next step is to wipe the hard drives and completely rebuild the system I have backups of all my critical files. I don't want to follow that path, if I can avoid it because of the amount of time required.


Any ideas?

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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

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...1&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1

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.

 

Documents Disappear in Print Spooler before printing

Hi David,

There are different factors that can contribute as to why you're not able to print documents on a wireless printer that other computer can use to print. This could be caused by outdated device drivers or the
print spooler that temporarily stores print jobs on the computer needs to be reset

Since you are still not able to print documents after you completing different troubleshooting steps, we suggest that you follow the steps to

clear and reset the print spooler to resolve your concern. This will allow you to restart the
print spooler service that manages the printing process in your computer.

We look forward to your response after you complete the steps.

 

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.