Error codes

Print spooler stopped

The print spooler service is not running

What it means

The Windows service that queues print jobs has stopped, so no printer can receive anything.

Common causes

• A damaged print job crashed the service
• A dependency service is stopped
• A bad driver or update

How to fix it

1. In services.msc, set Print Spooler to Automatic and start it.
2. Check the Dependencies tab and start the RPC service if it is stopped.
3. Restart the print spooler: in Terminal (Admin) run net stop spooler, delete the files in C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS, then net start spooler.
4. If it stops again, remove the last printer driver installed and reinstall the current one.