If those files are not present, it can cause issues that Print Spooler is not responding properly. There are Print Spooler Registry entries also present that have to be there to make it work correctly. Registry Editor stores the important entries (keys and values) for system files and other applications. After that, run all such dependency services using the same Windows Service Manager.
To do this, you can open Windows Service Manager, and then find the Dependencies for Print Spooler by accessing its properties window. So, you need to find all such dependencies and run or start them if not already. There are many services that depend on other services or system components to work properly. 5] Make sure Print Spooler dependencies are running # If not, you need to fix the missing DLL files and EXE files for Print Spooler.Īfter that, Print Spooler should work fine. Check if all such files are there or not. All these files are present in the System32 folder (C > Windows > System32). These files are spoolss.dll, win32spl.dll, spoolss.exe, and localspl.dll. The required DLL and EXE files for Print Spooler must be present to make it work properly. 4] Add required binary files for Print Spooler # Look for those files and delete them manually. You can also delete SHD and SPL files manually.
This will begin and complete the reset process and remove stuck jobs (*.shd and *.spl files)įinally, execute this command. This will stop the Print Spooler service which is handy so that the reset process can take place successfully So, it is good to reset and clear Print Spooler. If there is some print job(s) stuck in the print queue, then also it is the possibility that Print Spooler is not working as it should.
The steps are as follows: 3] Reset and Clear Print Spooler using Command Prompt # You can restart Print Spooler using Task Manager. If this service is already running and still you are facing some kind of issue, then a simple restart for this service might help you fix the issue you’re facing.
2] Restart Print Spooler service using Task Manager # Once the service is started successfully, you might be able to use it without any issue. So, first, you need to turn on or enable Print Spooler service using Windows Services Manager or some other ways. If the Print Spooler service is not running at all, then it might be possible that the service is disabled or turned off, or stopped. Therefore, you can try some manual fixes covered in this post to repair it. Earlier, there was a Microsoft Fix It tool for repairing Print Spooler, but that tool was discontinued.
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