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In this article we will show you how to Restart Print Spooler in Windows 11/10. A file that can be run is a printer spooler. A printer uses a printer spooler to store multiple print jobs in a print queue, where they can be picked up by the print server. You might not be able to print anything without it. The print spooler is in charge of all the jobs that are waiting to be printed. It also lets a user delete a print job that is still being worked on.
Your printer won’t work if the print spooler keeps stopping or if the service isn’t running or is stuck. Sometimes, the printer can’t handle all the information about what you want to print right away because it isn’t fast enough or doesn’t have enough memory. So, the printer needs a program to decide which documents should be printed first (based on who clicked “print” first) and then slowly send the list of documents to be printed instead of sending all the documents at once.
If you use the Windows operating system, the device will come with a program that lets it do things in the background. It tells your printer what jobs to print. With a spooler, you don’t have to wait for one job to finish before you can start another. Here are the steps how to Restart Print Spooler in Windows 11/10. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Microsoft Support site.
How to Restart the Print Spooler Service Using Windows Services
- Start the NVIDIA Broadcast software.
- Pressing the Win + R keys on your keyboard will bring up the Run box. Read our detailed guide on how to open the Run Command dialog box on Windows to learn more.
- In the text box, type services.msc and click OK. This will take you to the Services window, where you can see all the services that are running on your system.
- Next, look for the Print Spooler service by scrolling down.
- Once you’ve found the service, right-click on it and choose Restart from the menu.
- If the service is already running, use the context menu to stop it and then restart it.
How to Restart the Print Spooler Service Using Command Prompt
- Press the Win+X keys on your keyboard, then choose Run from the list of options.
- Type cmd in the Run box and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter on your keyboard.
- If the UAC message comes up on the screen, click Yes to give permission.
- Once you’re in the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter. This will stop the service called “Print Spooler.”
- net stop spooler
- Then, type the following command and press Enter to turn it back on.
- net start spooler
How to Restart the Print Spooler Service via Task Manager
- To open Task Manager, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard. If that doesn’t work, right-click on your Taskbar and choose Task Manager from the menu that comes up.
- Next, look in the left pane of the Task Manager window for the Services tab. When you click on it, the Services list will open.
- Scroll down until you find the service called “Spooler.” Right-click on it and pick Restart from the menu.
What Is Print Spooler?
A printer spooler is a small program that helps a computer send paper printing jobs to a printer or print server. It lets you put multiple print jobs in a print queue or a buffer, from which the printer or print server can get them. A print spooler’s main job is to let you send multiple jobs to a printer without slowing down the application or the system as a whole. With a printer spooler, you don’t have to keep an application running until the printing process is done.
When more than one print job is sent to a printer, a printer spooler is used. Most computer printers take a while to print, so other jobs are put in a buffer or print queue. When the printer is ready for the next job or document, it gets the jobs waiting to be printed from the print queue and prints them until all the jobs are done. The printer spooler also lets users see what jobs are in the print queue, how they are doing, how big they are, how long they have been there, and pause or delete them.