Printers
Printers that are offline, stuck print queues and spooler errors.
- Print Spooler service not running in Windows: how to fix itThe Print Spooler service (spoolsv.exe) handles your print jobs. When it crashes or stops, jobs stick in the queue and the printer stops responding. Conflicting printer drivers are a common cause. Microsoft's steps are to clear the queue, remove old or duplicate drivers and restart the service.
- Printer error 0x000003e3: "Operation failed" when adding a printerError 0x000003e3 means Windows aborted the installation or connection of a printer before it finished. It mostly hits shared or network printers. Resetting the Print Spooler, then reinstalling the driver or connecting through a Standard TCP/IP port, is the usual route to a fix.