How to Start, Stop or Restart Print Spooler in Windows 10

How to Start, Stop or Restart Print Spooler in Windows 10

Using Services Console 

Step 1. Open Services Manager by pressing Windows Key + R and type services.msc and click OK (or press Enter).

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Step 2. Scroll down the list of services and find the Print Spooler service.

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Step 3. Right click on Print Spooler and click on Stop/Start/Restart

Using Command Prompt (Admin) 

Step 1. Press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin).

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Step 2. When Command Prompt window appears, type in the following command:

net stop spooler Wait for confirmation that the Print Spooler has stopped. 

Step 3. Then you type in the following command

net start spooler Wait for confirmation that the Printer Spooler has started again.