Why Does Print Spooler Keep Stopping Windows 7?
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If your pending print jobs are not few, they can cause your print spooler to stop. Deleting your print spooler files to clear pending print jobs sometimes resolve the problem.

Why does my print spooler keeps stopping?

Sometimes Print Spooler service can keep stopping because of Print Spooler files – too many, pending, or corrupt files. Deleting your print spooler files can clear pending print jobs, or the too many files or solve the corrupt files to resolve the problem.

How do I fix the print spooler in Windows 7 64 bit?

Another method to resolve the problem, fix the dependency information for the Spooler service.

  1. a. Click Start, Run and type the following: CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS.
  2. Alternately, to accomplish this using Registry Editor: a. Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe. b. Navigate to the following branch.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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