Windows 10: Windows upgrade has stopped my printer

Brother MFC 240C has stopped printing. Brother said it's a Microsoft Update that has caused the issue.


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Brother printer stopped working

Hi Brian,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

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  Did you make any changes prior to the issue?
  

I understand your concern however, I would suggest you to run Print Troubleshooter. The built-in Printer Troubleshooter can automatically detect and fix most of the incorrect settings and errors that could cause issues while
printing. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if there is any issue with the sound. Refer top these steps:

• Click on Troubleshooting and select the
  view all option on the left pane.
  
• Click on Printer troubleshooter and follow the online instructions.

Post that make sure that the Print Spooler service is enabled.

• 
  Press Windows +
  R and type in services.msc then press Enter
  
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  Right-click the Print spooler service, and then click
  Properties.
  
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  Now stop and start the service.
  

Please follow the troubleshooting steps in the link below to fix printer problems

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



Let us know how it goes, we’ll be glad to assist you further.



Regards.

 

Post Windows 10 upgrade- No PDF printer

Hi Anurag,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

Did you install the printer after upgrading to Windows 10?

Refer the link below and check if it helps.

Adobe Acrobat Learn & Support

I suggest you to run the Printer Troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• In Search window type Troubleshooting and click on it to open it.
• Click on Hardware and Sound.
• Then click on Printer to run the troubleshooter. Follow onscreen steps.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Lexmark X6575 Printer stopped working after upgrading to windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

Is the issue specific to printing Microsoft Office Documents or you are unable to print webpages also?

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

If the issue still persist please refer to below steps.

Method 1: Start Printer Service.

Follow the steps provided.

a. Press Windows key + R and type
services.msc in the search field and press enter.

b. In the Services listed stop the Print Spooler service.

c. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder below, and open the PRINTERS.

C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS

d. Click on Continue or Yes (if prompted by UAC) to approve opening the PRINTERS folder.

e. Delete all files in the PRINTERS folder until it is empty, and then close Windows Explorer.

Note: DO NOT DELETE the PRINTERS folder itself. Only delete its contents.

f. Open Services, and start the Print Spooler service.



If the issue still persist please refer to below steps.

Method 2: Let's start the all the dependencies service for the printer spooler service.

Follow the steps provided.

1. Press Windows key + R and type
services.msc in the search field and press ENTER.

2. Scroll down toPrint spooler.

3. Right click and click properties, click the tab “Dependencies”

4. Note all of the dependent services listed, and then close thePrint Spooler Properties window.

I also suggest you to refer to the article “Error opening Office documents after upgrading to Windows 10” follow the steps and check if it helps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3086786



Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.



Thank you.