How to Restart Spooler Service

By C.D. Crowder

Restart Spooler Service
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Restart the print spooler service whenever you cannot remove a job from the print queue. Restarting the print spooler takes only a few minutes. The print spooler service is easy to restart in both Linux and Windows. Once a print spooler is restarted, jobs in the print queue will begin printing once again. A print spooler often needs to be restarted when two jobs are submitted simultaneously, an error occurs when a job freezes, or a computer shuts down unexpectedly while submitting a print job.

Linux

Double click the "Shell" or "Terminal" icon on your desktop.

Type "lpc restart all" or "lpc restart printername" and press "Enter."

Wait at least 30 seconds for the print spooler service to restart.

If you still have problems, restart the service a second time.

Windows

Go to "Start" and select "Run." Type "cmd" and press "Enter" to open a command prompt.

In Windows Vista, go to "Start," select "All Programs," choose "Accessories" and select "Command Prompt."

Type "net stop spooler" and press "Enter" to stop the print spooler.

Type "net start spooler" and press "Enter" to restart the print spooler.

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