Print spooler stopping automatically on Windows 10, Windows 8 and 8.1

Unable to Print and Print spooler service keep stopping automatically on Windows 10, print spooler not running issue might be with the printer driver or if you have installed multiple printer and issue might be with one of the printers that causing print spooler service stop, I would suggest a list of checks and troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue

If you have to search for Print spooler issue on Windows Server, I have already discussed the same issue on Windows Print Server 2003, 2008, and 2012 with multiple network printer installed

 

Uninstall unnecessary printers to fix the print spooler service not running windows 10 issue

Only keep the required printer drivers which are in use, uninstall other printer drivers that may conflict with working printers

Clear Printer Spooler Files Windows 10

§  Click Start, type Services.msc in the Search box, or Click WIN+Q, type “Services.msc” in the open box

§  Services can be found under Computer Management on older operation system (Windows XP)

§  Double-click Printer Spooler in the list

§  Click Stop and click OK.

§  Open C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS

§  Delete all files in the PRINTERS folder

§  Unplug the printer from the Computer

§  Start Printer Spooler Service

§  Plug the printer back in

Note: PRINTERS folder is hidden so if you are not displaying hidden system folders than you should just copy and paste this path into windows explorer: “C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS”

 

How to Enable and start the Spooler Service or Start Printer Spooler Service

§  Click Start, type Services.msc in the Search box, or Click WIN+Q, type “Services.msc” in the open box

§  Double-click Printer Spooler in the list

§  Click on Start, In the Startup Type list, make sure that “Automatic” is selected and click OK

§  Check the printer

 

Proceed with the below steps if still issue not resolved

§  Click Start, type Services.msc in the Search box

§  Double-click Printer Spooler in the list

§  Go to the Recovery tab and select Restart the Service in the Subsequent Failures field.

§  This will restart the print spooler service whenever it fails

§  Go to Dependencies’ tab and check all depending services are started state

§  If require start all dependencies services

 

Other solution to resolve  the issue

 

Try to reinstall Printer drivers from CD that comes with the printer or download new updated drivers from the internet and uninstall the old installed driver and install the downloaded driver