{"id":6625,"date":"2012-11-08T20:24:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T01:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=6625"},"modified":"2012-11-08T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T01:24:26","slug":"windows-7-clear-stuck-print-jobs-from-print-queue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=6625","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7: Clear Stuck Print Jobs from Print Queue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* We have print job(s) stuck in the print queue:<\/p>\n<span id=\"\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PrintSpooler_Queue\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* Open Windows Services and <strong>stop<\/strong> <em>Print Spooler<\/em> service:<\/p>\n<span id=\"_1\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Service.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Service-300x18.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PrintSpooler_Service\" width=\"300\" height=\"18\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Service-300x18.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Service.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* Go to <em>C:\\Windows\\system32\\spool\\PRINTERS<\/em> directory:<\/p>\n<span id=\"_2\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Files.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Files-300x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PrintSpooler_Files\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Files-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Files.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n<p>* Delete all the files in that particular directory.<br \/>\n* Restart <em>Print Spooler<\/em> server.<br \/>\n* Print jobs should now be clear from print queue:<\/p>\n<span id=\"_3\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue_2-300x74.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PrintSpooler_Queue_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue_2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/PrintSpooler_Queue_2.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* We have print job(s) stuck in the print queue: * Open Windows Services and stop Print Spooler service: * Go to C:\\Windows\\system32\\spool\\PRINTERS directory: * Delete all the files in that particular directory. * Restart Print Spooler server. * Print &hellip; 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