How to Reset and Clear Print Spooler in Windows
By Timothy Tibbetts |
Resetting the print spooler can help when you have a job stuck in the print queue. Here's how to reset and clear the print spooler in Windows 10, 8, and 7.
We can reset and clear the print spooler with our PowerShell or Command Prompt scripts, or you can do it manually from the Command Prompt.
Video tutorial:
Reset and Clear Print Spooler With a Batch File
Download Reset and Clear Print Spooler.zip from MajorGeeks, and extract the batch and PowerShell scripts.
Right-click on Reset and Clear Print Spooler.bat and click Run as administrator (all operating systems) or for Windows 10 right-click on Reset and Clear Print Spooler Win 10.ps1 and click Run with PowerShell (Windows 10 only).
We recommend you use the batch file as those commands have worked for many years, and we can't be sure Microsoft won't make changes that break the PowerShell method.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.
Reset and Clear Print Spooler With Command Prompt
Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator and type in the following lines, pressing Enter after each line.
net stop spooler
DEL /F /S /Q %systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*
net start spooler
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We can reset and clear the print spooler with our PowerShell or Command Prompt scripts, or you can do it manually from the Command Prompt.
Reset and Clear Print Spooler With a Batch File
Download Reset and Clear Print Spooler.zip from MajorGeeks, and extract the batch and PowerShell scripts.
Right-click on Reset and Clear Print Spooler.bat and click Run as administrator (all operating systems) or for Windows 10 right-click on Reset and Clear Print Spooler Win 10.ps1 and click Run with PowerShell (Windows 10 only).
We recommend you use the batch file as those commands have worked for many years, and we can't be sure Microsoft won't make changes that break the PowerShell method.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.
Reset and Clear Print Spooler With Command Prompt
Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator and type in the following lines, pressing Enter after each line.
net stop spooler
DEL /F /S /Q %systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*
net start spooler
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