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Method 1: Your System needs a Hardware Check
– Turn off your system, the printer and other external components attached to it. Unplug all the cable and wait for at least 2-3 minutes.
– Attach all the cables now and restart your computer. Wait for the printer to remain idle and silent.
– Also, try to test your printer by connecting it to another system. Assign a task to your printer in order to check the functionality.Method 2: Reboot your Print Spooler Programme
– Launch the run application by pressing Windows key+R together.
– Type ‘services.msc’ together in the dialog box and hit enter.
– Locate ‘Print Spooler’ from the list services option available.
– Double click on the Print Spooler option and open its properties.
– Click on the ‘Stop’ button located under the System Status tab and press OK
– It will disable the print service until you reset it again. It will allow users to delete all the printing tasks assigned.
– Go to This PC window. You can directly navigate to it by pressing Windows key + E together.
– Click on ‘C’ drive and go to ‘Windows’.
– From the range of options available, navigate System 32<Spool<Printers.
– To access the Printer’s folder, permission would be required. Click on the Continue button to proceed.
– Once you open the ‘Printers’ folder, you would be having access to all the related files. Clean all the files from this folder to continue.
– Launch the Print Spooler program again. Always keep the Startup Type field as Automatic.
– Reboot your system to see if the printer is working or not.Greetings,
Peter
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