Print spooler service on Windows operating system family is different from Unix related OS because print queue architecture on Windows has a monolithic print spooler system. Printer spooler on Windows works in a single process and loads driver code into the same with the spooler address space. The driver code malfunction might bring down the process and cause a crush of the whole spooler service and the print queue. Print spooler malfunction introduces a need to clear the print job that stack in the process to unlock the print spooler service, or the whole queue needs to be cleared to restart the whole process anew. And there might be a damage of the spoolsv.exe when the spooler server needs to be fixed or reinstalled.
The most useful by-hand solution to the common printer service malfunction is stopping the print spooler service, deleting all the files from folder C:\Windows\System32\Spool\PRINTERS, and then restarting the print spooler again. If this doesn’t help, then the problem might be caused by corrupted drivers and they might need to be reinstalled. Sometimes, the simple disconnection of the printer, after the spooler is stopped, and the files from PRINTERS and Drivers folders are deleted or renamed, might help to resolve the problem with drivers. However, there is no guarantee that it will work because the problem might be caused by viruses and malware and the system registry might get corrupted and cause the problem as well. Then you need to correct your system registry spooler section by hand to prevent the printer service malfunction.
Easy and safe way:
You can find lengthy thorough instructions on the Internet that will help you to solve almost any particular problem with a print spooler. Though, the most reliable and quick way to do this job without being a professional or just a careful instruction reader and follower is Print Spooler Fix Wizard. It is a reliable utility tool designed to deal with all possible print spooler problems and damages. If you have problem with your printer quite often, or if you job requires a great amount of on-time printing, then this utility worth your consideration or trial.
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