Unless you need wireless, use a printer cable, far, far, less trouble. Many times if a 2.4ghz wireless signal is weak and loses connection even for a few seconds, during a print job the spooler fills up and then the printer just sits there doing nothing or spits out blank pages. I owed a computer tech company for businesses, and I had one fast rule for all my clients (and some were quite large) Never connect a printer wirelessly.
Steps to Clear the Windows 11 Print Spooler
Stop the Print Spooler Service
- Open the Services app:
- Press
Windows key + R, type services.msc, and hit Enter.
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Locate the Print Spooler service in the list.
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Right-click on Print Spooler and select Stop.
Delete Files in the Print Spooler Folder
- Open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the folder:
C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS
- Delete all files in this folder. You may need administrator access to do this.
Restart the Print Spooler Service
- Return to the Services app.
- Right-click on Print Spooler and select Start.
- Leave printer on and restart Windows.
