Your printer Spooler keeps turning off when you are trying to print some documents as you like? A message indicating “Operation could not be completed; the print spooler service is not running” keeps popping up when you are trying to add a printer? You have checked many of the work around but nothing helps? Here, I would suggest you some solutions to deal with this printer issue effectively.
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Whenever finding your printer Spooler keeps turning off, follow the steps below to clear Printer Spooler Files and Enable the Spooler Service
*Click Start, type “Services.msc” without the quotation marks in the Search box and press Enter.
* Double-click “Printer Spooler” in the Services list.
* Click Stop and click OK.
* Click Start, type “%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers” in the Start Search box and press Enter, delete all files in this folder.
* Click Start, type “Services.msc” without the quotation marks in the Start Search box and press Enter to go.
* Double-click “Printer Spooler” in the Services list.
* Click on Start, go to the Startup Type list and make sure that “Automatic” is selected and click OK.
If you have ever turned checked and turned on the Printer Spooler service but it still keeps turning off, type “Folder Options” in the search box above the Start button and select View; go to Advanced Settings and verify that the box before “Show hidden files and folders” is checked and “Hide protected operating system files” is unchecked. After that, access the Windows Explorer and locate the folder c:\windows\system32\spool\printers. Normally, this folder should be empty but there is a problem when files with “spl” and “shd” extensions stick there. If so, directly delete the files and restart your computer. Turn on your printer again and you will be able to print whatever as you like.
Thirdly, check and make sure your printer driver is updated to the latest version. We know that without drivers, none of the hardware component connected to the computer including the printer will work. Drivers are actually small programs which act as an intermediate between the printer and the operating system. If goes outdated, your printer spooler will keep turning off unexpectedly or Printer not responding all all. Check your driver and update it to the newest version.
Lastly, take several minutes to check and repair registry errors. Registry is the place that stores all the system software and hardware required files, telling the system how and when to perform all those tasks correctly. However, over time it may become full of computer files and programs that were removed from a PC, making the computer cannot recall the needed files properly. If the printer cannot connect to the needed files and load your printer Spooler as expectedly, you will find it turn off randomly at any time. The last thing you should do when printer Spooler keeps turning off is to check and repair Windows registry errors as quickly as possible.
After dealing with this issue, I believe you can run your printer correctly without a problem like printer Spooler keeps turning off any more. Wish you enjoy the printer and the computer correctly all the time!
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