Changing Print Spooler Properties

1. Open your printer spooler properties. You can't solve generally print spooler issues somewhat by changeable the options, anyhow this is a hurried and reliable place to start. These methods should function on entire version of Windows from XP advanced (and may function on an earlier OS):

Press the Windows key R to open the Run dialogue. Type services.msc and affect? Enter. Double-click Print Spooler.

Alternatively, click Start? Control Panel? Administrative Tools? Services? Print Spooler.

1. Stop and turn the spooler. The Stop and Start buttons are situate in the Print Spooler Properties window you infrequently opened, on the General tab. Some errors are brittle by stopping, formerly starting the print spooler again. Leave the window prove, as we have a pair other changes to make.
2. Set the Spooler to start up automatically. Select the drop-down menu following "Startup type." Select Automatic to ensure the spooler starts up each time your computer does, so it doesn't miss any incoming print jobs. Press Apply in the lower right to save your changes.
3. Change the recovery options. Next, be of one mind on the Recovery tab. This controls how the spooler associate its maintain errors. A few adjustments will maximize the chance of the spooler solving its keep issues, and minimize the expose of it causing a crash. Change the settings to equal the following:[2]

First failure: Restart the Service

Second failure: Restart the Service

Subsequent failures: Take No Action

Reset fail count after: 1 days

Restart service after: 1 minutes

When you're accomplished, click Apply.

1. Forbid interaction mutually desktop. Click the Log On tab. If the box later to "Allow interaction by all of desktop" is checked, uncheck it.[3] Keeping this box checked cancel cause issues, and should not be binding for any maybe modern setup.[4] As infinitely, click Apply.
2. Restart and seek again. At this connect, you can offer printing again. You take care of need to settle the Properties window and/or take up your computer back the changes take effect. If you still get an inaccuracy message, reestablish on to the after step.

6. Restart and seek again. At this connect, you can offer printing again. You take care of need to settle the Properties window and/or take up your computer back the changes take effect.