Printer Spooler Windows 7 Error
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important service for Windows computer when printing is in use. It should run smoothly in order to print/send your documents to the printer. For some reasons print spooler may stop in a Windows computer, even starting it manually will not solve the issue until real issue is fixed. This guide shows how to fix print spooler keeps stopping automatically in Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 7 issue.Normally on Windows 8 or 8.1, if the print spooler service has been stopped it will not show any errors or warning messages. When you print (send a print command) from MS Word, Excel or any other applications, you will not see any popup screen with printing options to select the printer or in control panel all the installed printers will be shown as disabled/inactive as shown below. You can’t view the properties of these printers while print spooler is not running.Previous Windows Operating Systems will return following error message "The print spooler service is not running" when you try to print or open printer properties, which means something wrong with the print spooler service on the computer.Steps to Fix Print Spooler Keeps Stopping Automatically Issue on Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1Simple step you can do straightaway is, starting the print spooler service from Services ( or in command prompt as on step 2) manually.1) ‘Services’ can be found under Computer Management, but to access it easily on Windows 8 or 8.1, type ‘Services.msc' on search.Open services and locate Print Spooler, I’m sure it will be in the stopped state, so you can start it now.2) If you like commands, then use this method to start/stop print spooler in command prompt. Make sure to open command prompt with administrator privilege ( Run as Administrator).To start print spooler, type;Net start spoolerTo stop print spooler, type;Net stop spoolerIf print spooler keeps stopping in Windows 8,8.1 or 7 even after starting the print spooler as mentioned earlier, then follow below steps.3) You can try below steps if you think print spooler is not responding to your print commands and print is not happening when printer is fine physically (No paper jam or any error indications on printer hardware). These methods will help to clear the pending print jobs (print queue) and hanging spooler service.Clear the print spooler fil