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The Print Spooler service stops

Print Spooler is crashes or stops as soon as a job or driver is loaded

TopicIT troubleshooting → About 1 min read

Print Spooler is crashes or stops as soon as a job or driver is loaded.

Probable causes

  • faulty driver
  • corrupted spool file
  • incompatible printer

Verifications.

  1. Read Event ID 7031/1000 – Identify the wrong module.
  2. Empty file after backup — Test without blocked work.
  3. Pilot insulation — Compare printers concerned.

Commands

sc query spooler

Solutions.

  • Update/remove wrong pilot
  • Clean file spool
  • Reinstall printer

When to climb?

Escalader if the of print server manages many users.

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