How to Clear the Printer Queue/Spooler In Windows 7/8/10

This tutorial will show you guys how to clear stuck print jobs.

Have you ever run into the situation where you try to print something and nothing happens? You wait for it to print, but the job doesn’t go through? There are a ton of reasons why a print job may not actually print, but one of the common causes is that the printer queue has a stuck print job.

This can happen for a number of reasons. Let’s say you tried to print something a few hours back, but the printer was off. You ended up not needing the document and you forgot about it. Then you come back and try to print. The print job is added to the queue and if the previous job didn’t get removed automatically, it will be behind that print job that never got printed.

Sometimes you can manually go in and delete the print job, but sometimes you just can’t get rid of it! In this type of case, you have to clear the print queue manually. In this tutorial, I’ll show you the steps to clear the print queue.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).

[Gabe-L]

Even easier to do by using CMD in admin mode:

net stop Spooler

Del /Q

net start Spooler

If do this many time, name it as .bat file as needed

Save you some time.😊

[JChhana]

This one helped me after hours of waiting for the status monitor to load. Thank you. New sub

[shierawesome]

This guy is the best, just saved me from 30 extra pages

[JGtr]

You are a lifesaver.My printer was stuck deleting print job but your method worked like a charm. Thank you!

[surfzonecomputerservices]

still working after all these years. awesome tutorial!

[dragonflycottagebnb-kitchen]

Oh my goodness. You are amazing. Took me while, but finally used my phone and went on youtube. Could find c drive but found windows c. Then went too far and found spoolvs. But in the end your instruction were amazing. Loved your accent and easy to listen to. Printing mad again. Thanks heaps...Anne from nz

[iancustodio]

I'm using windows 11 and This actually works! Thank you for the help.

[szukasz]

Thanks! I'd never find spooled jobs from a removed printer without your help!

[awangie]

Thank you so much. I was in tears when it did not work. You just made my whole year, not just day. God bless you. Thank you so so so so much. 💕

[Aafiyahkhann]

Hey Man ! U literally saved my life 💀 My dad was sitting beside me waiting for the printouts & the printer wasn't responding. Thanks a lot for the vedio❤

[DaveW-mu]

Dude! Pretty sure you're tired of hearing this from your wife but you are a genius. Worked perfectly!

[sharoonhoney]

Bro, I can not express in words how much it's meaningful to me you save my time and money. Thanks man 😊

[alanhorowitz]

Such a nuisance when things get stuck. Thanks for your help. It worked.

[vincentpodraza]

VERY Easy to follow, clear directions. I hope to see more videos from you or be able to ask for information. Will send a one time contribution right now. Saved me stress in a very stressful time for me.

[BARvenger]

Simple, informative and very effective! Thank you! You saved my deadlines!

[imanelson]

When I restarted the computer, I was not able to find the printer, should I install again ?

[annjames]

Hi there, thank you for this video. I have used it numerous times to fix the printer issue. Is there a permanent fix for this problem ?

[silentknight]

Super simple when following your instructions. Thanks so much!

[littlems_sam_i_am]

This worked like a charm. After your instructions I had to reset my printer but it printed without an issue. Thank you so much!

[felixoyeniyi]

I followed the description laid out and i got the problem solved thanks