Remove print jobs from "Print Spooler" Windows

2022-08-29

user that cannot print

It's most likely a corrupt file in the print spool folder that is causing the service to stop. The simple fix is
1) Stop the print spool service (Print Spooler)
2) Go to C:\Windows\system32\spool\printers
3) delete any of the files that are in there
4) start the print spooler back up
In my experience this is the issue 99% of the time. I've seen this being cause mostly by a user printing a web page that has a flash element in it.

From <https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/124766-print-spooler>

To remove spooled print jobs that could be causing this problem, simply remove (or delete) files with extensions of “.spl” or “.shd” from the Spool location while the Print Spooler is stopped. This location is generally “c:\<windows directory>\system32\spool\printers” (it could have been manually changed).

From <https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/237490-print-spooler-madness>

common causes of print spooler stop

http://www.brianmadden.com/forums/t/15322.aspx

@echo off
:: clnspool.cmd - delete pending print jobs and restart spooler
:: for Citrix PS4 environment, uncomment the following line and later line
:: net stop “Citrix Print Manager Service”
del /q %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*
net start spooler
:: net start “Citrix Print Manager Service”
:done

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934885

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-hardware/print-spooler-service-is-not-running/31596c8a-f954-4c23-b4c9-e2d12839353d

* To remove spooled print jobs that could be causing this problem, simply remove (or delete) files with extensions of “.spl” or “.shd” from the Spool location while the Print Spooler is stopped. This location is generally “c:\<windows directory>\system32\spool\printers”

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverprint/thread/247959b9-a750-4252-86ee-8df6b41337c3/