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How to Fix printEr spoolEr Errors The print spooler helps your Windows computer interact with the printer, and orders the print jobs in your queue. If you see any error message about the print spooler, this tool has been corrupted or is failing to interact correctly with other software. You may need to try more than one method to fix the spooler. Call our Printer Technical Support Number @ +1-800-956-0247 call for Instant Help

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How to Fix printEr spoolEr Errors

The print spooler helps your Windows computerinteract with the printer, and orders the print jobsin your queue. If you see any error message aboutthe print spooler, this tool has been corrupted oris failing to interact correctly with other software.You may need to try more than one method to fixthe spooler.

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Changing Print Spooler Properties

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Open your printer spooler properties

You can't solve all print spooler issues just by changing the options, but this is a quick and safe place to start. These methods should work on any version of Windows from XP onward (and may work on an earlier OS):

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Type services. msc and press ↵ Enter. Double-click Print Spooler.

2. Alternatively, click Start → Control Panel →Administrative Tools → Services → Print Spooler

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Stop and start the spooler. The Stop and Start buttons arelocated in the Print Spooler Properties window you just opened,on the General tab. Some errors are fixed by stopping, thenstarting the print spooler again. Leave the window open, as wehave a couple other changes to make.

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Set the Spooler to start up automatically. Select the drop-downmenu following "Startup type." Select Automatic to ensure thespooler starts up each time your computer does, so it doesn't missany incoming print jobs. Press Apply in the lower right to saveyour changes.

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Change the recovery options. Next, click on the Recovery tab.This controls how the spooler responds to its own errors. Afew adjustments will maximize the chance of the spoolersolving its own issues, and minimize the chance of it causinga crash. Change the settings to match the following:

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• First failure: Restart the Service

• Second failure: Restart the Service

• Subsequent failures: Take No Action

• Reset fail count after: 1 days

• Restart service after: 1 minutes

• When you're finished, click Apply.

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Forbid interaction with desktop. Click the Log On tab. If thebox next to "Allow interaction with desktop" is checked,uncheck it. Keeping this box checked can cause issues, andshould not be necessary for any reasonably modern setup. Asalways, click Apply.

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Restart and try again. At this point, you can try printing again.may need to close the Properties window and/or restart yourcomputer before the changes take effect. If you still get an errormessage, continue on to the next step.

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Changing Print Spooler PropertiesService depends on the following system components. Look up the status of each service listed in this panel:

• Return to the Services window. If you closed it, open it again as described in the first step of this method.

• Find the name of one of the services you saw in the upper Dependencies pane, listed under the Name column.

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• Confirm that the word "Started" is in the Status column for thatfile.

• Confirm that the word "Automatic" is in the Startup Typecolumn for that file.

• If one of the services you looked up does not have these values,Stop and Start that service. You can do this with the icons in theServices window, or by double-clicking the service name andusing the buttons in its Properties window.

• If the Stop and Start icons are greyed out, or if stopping andstarting does not change the values to "Started" and"Automatic," try reinstalling the drivers as described belowthis doesn't work, you may need a specific troubleshooting guidefor that service, which may involve high-risk registry editing.

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