Solving “The print spooler service is not running” Error
About: Common cause on problem “The print spooler service is not running” is when a print spooler services is not loaded. Either you start it manually or automatically start it using the services options of Windows.
Getting the “The print spooler service is not running” when installing a printer on Windows Operating System? To resolve this issue when installing or when printing follow these simple steps:
1. Go to Start > Run > type services.msc on the field “Open:”
2. Services window will appear. Navigate to Print Spooler service.
3. Look for Startup type: and change it to Automatic. It will set the service to run when Windows is started.
4. Reboot the computer and see if this resolves the issue.
It error continue to occur, you might be having software or hardware conflicts. You may try to uninstall other printer driver and reinstall back to fix this issue.
