How to Start, Stop or Restart Print Spooler in Windows 10

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How to Start, Stop or Restart Print Spooler in Windows 10


Using Services Console 

Step 1. Open Services Manager by pressing Windows Key + R and type services.msc and click OK (or press Enter).

Step 2. Scroll down the list of services and find the Print Spooler service.

Step 3. Right click on Print Spooler and click on Stop/Start/Restart


Using Command Prompt (Admin) 

Step 1. Press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin).

Step 2. When Command Prompt window appears, type in the following command:

net stop spooler Wait for confirmation that the Print Spooler has stopped. 

Step 3. Then you type in the following command

net start spooler Wait for confirmation that the Printer Spooler has started again.


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