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computing:department:windows:print_problems [2016/02/25 12:06] – created allancomputing:department:windows:print_problems [2016/02/25 12:08] (current) allan
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 **Printing doesn't work - job goes into queue but doesn't actually print** **Printing doesn't work - job goes into queue but doesn't actually print**
-  - Restart the Windows print spooler+  - Restart the Windows print spooler. This solves 90% of windows print problems.
     - there should be an icon on the desktop and/or start menu called "Restart Spooler.bat" - run this.     - there should be an icon on the desktop and/or start menu called "Restart Spooler.bat" - run this.
     - wait 5 minutes.     - wait 5 minutes.
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 +Sometimes it's necessary to remove the printer and re-add it from the server.
computing/department/windows/print_problems.1456423590.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/02/25 12:06 by allan