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Home » Computer Tips » Forcefully Clear Jobs from the Print Queue or Spooler

Forcefully Clear Jobs from the Print Queue or Spooler

By Ehi Kioya 6 Comments

Here is a step by step guide showing how to manually clear print jobs that sometimes get stuck in the print queue or spooler.

The screenshots were taken in Windows 7 but this guide may also be applied to other Windows versions.

Open Control Panel (All Items View)

Run services.msc in one of two ways:

  • Click on Administrative tools and then double-click Services
  • Open Start Menu. Type services.msc and press Enter
    Print Queue Image1

The Windows Services console will open. Scroll down at locate Print Spooler.

Print Queue Image2

Right-click on Print Spooler. Press stop.

Print Queue Image3

Using Windows explorer delete all files currently in the printer queue. You will find the files in C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS. Where C is the drive letter of your operating system.

Print Queue Image4

The last step is to go back and start the Print Spooler service.

Print Queue Image5

Done. You have now cleared all stubborn print jobs from the queue!

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Filed Under: Computer Tips, Zero Code Tech Tagged With: Printers, Windows

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  1. Poks says

    January 9, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Tried this tip and it worked for me. Thanks for this lovely computer tips.

    Reply
  2. Alan Bombria says

    July 8, 2014 at 10:53 am

    My batch file:

    net stop spooler
    del /F /Q %systemroot%System32spoolPRINTERS*
    net start spooler

    Reply
    • Ehi Kioya says

      July 8, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Thanks for the batch file. I’ll try that sometime.

      Reply
  3. Cynthia says

    September 17, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    EXCELLENT explanation and clear steps! THANK YOU!!!

    Reply
    • Ehi Kioya says

      September 19, 2016 at 9:26 am

      Thank you, Cynthia.

      Reply
  4. Kenneth Chidi Igiri says

    December 14, 2019 at 11:32 am

    how would this play out on a shared printer?

    Reply

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