- How do I force clear my printer queue?
- How do I cancel a print job in Windows 8?
- How do I clear a print queue on a network printer?
How do I force clear my printer queue?
How do I clear the print queue if a document is stuck?
- On the host, open the Run window by pressing the Windows logo key + R.
- In the Run window, type services. ...
- Scroll down to Print Spooler.
- Right click Print Spooler and select Stop.
- Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS and delete all files in the folder.
How do I cancel a print job in Windows 8?
From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile. Choose your printer's name or icon from the taskbar; when the Devices and Printers window appears, right-click your printer and choose See What's Printing. The handy print queue appear. Right-click your mistaken document and choose Cancel to end the job.
How do I clear a print queue on a network printer?
Here is how to delete the files from the print spooler queue manually:
- start>run>services.msc.
- locate print spooer, right-click and stop.
- navigate to "c:\windows\system32\spool\printers" folder.
- delete anything in that folder.
- start>run>services.msc.
- locate print spooler, right-click and start.