This means that if you are one of those who encounters a situation where your printer won’t work on your Windows 11 installation, then you are not alone. Many people will be left with problems as their printers just wouldn’t work when their installation of Windows 11 ran into the printer queue problems. These can cause print jobs to line up waiting for print but never being printed or may fail to spool by the service. But do not lose hope since there are various troubleshooting steps you can use to be able to troubleshoot and find the solutions to these problems and get your printer running again.
In this blog, we’re going to take you through the common causes of printer queue issues on Windows 11 and guide you step by step to troubleshooting them.
Common Causes of Printer Queue Issues on Windows 11
There are many reasons that lead to printer queue problems in Windows 11. These are:
1. Printing Hung Jobs: In some examples, print jobs hang so tight that it would not let a new document be printed.
2. Print Spooler Service Faults: A print spooler service regulates and supervises the list of print jobs in a queue. Sometimes the fault or crash of print spooler service causes failure to a printer.
3. Outdated Printer Drivers: Printers with outdated or corrupted drivers may also be involved in the trouble or problem for printing.
4. Connection Issues: It may just be that your printer isn’t properly connected to your computer via USB or Wi-Fi.
Let’s go through how to troubleshoot these and get your printer going again.
Step-by-Step Troubleshooting Solutions for Printer Queue Issues on Windows 11
1. Cancel Stuck Print Jobs
If your printer is not working or has stopped working, then it might be because some print jobs are stuck inside the printer. To check this: Open Windows 11:
Open Settings and under Devices > Printers & scanners, click on Open queue.\”
Once you have identified the print jobs listed, right-click to cancel the print jobs.
If the issue is not cancelled, restart the computer and the printer.
Clearing the queue usually resolves the problem when the printer gets stuck on a specific document.
2. Restart the Printer Spooler Service
It is a spooler of the printer that prints queue jobs. You will notice a failure to open or that service has stopped working if the spooler failed to function correctly. To get into the service management window to reboot the spooler, follow the steps below:
Open Run dialog typing Windows + R
Typing services.msc opens the window in services
Look down for a scroll down under Print Spooler
Open the menu list by right-clicking on Print Spooler
Click on Stop.
Wait for some seconds and right-click again to select Start.
Typically, the spooler will start up and remove any stuck print jobs or stuck/unresponsive printers.
3. Printer Driver Update
Printer queue errors in Windows 11 could be because of outdated or corrupted drivers for the printers. To troubleshoot this:
Open Device Manager by clicking the key combination Windows + X and then Device Manager”.
Highlight the printers on your machine, right-click on them, and select update drivers.
Click on the option search automatically for updated driver software
If the window fails to trace an updated version, get to the internet and download on the manufacturer’s web site the version of the upgraded driver for use.
On updating your windows drivers, power off your computers and try and print again
4. Clean the printer spooler files
If that doesn’t work, then the print spooler files may be dirty. Here’s how to clean the print spooler files.
Open Windows + R, type in services.msc, and open that window.
In the services window, right-click on Print Spooler and then click on Stop.
Open C:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\PRINTERS in Explorer.
Delete all files and folders.
Re-open the Services window, right-click on Print Spooler, and click Start.
This will eliminate any virus-infected files that may stop your printer from working.
5. Connect to printer
If USB connected, ensure your USB is securely connected both to your printer and on the end of your computer. If Wi-Fi is connected, then ensure it has successfully connected to your Wi-Fi network.
Check for the display window on your printer to see whether or not it has connected to wi-fi.
Under your computer, go to Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners, and confirm the printer is listed and selected as the default.
If you are still experiencing connectivity problems, restart your printer and router. This will update the network connection.
6. Reinstall the Printer
Printer installation and uninstallation sometimes seem to fix printer queue issues on Windows 11, and can be done via the following steps.
Click Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners.
Click your printer, then remove device.
Delete the printer, then restart your computer.
Go back to Printers & Scanners and click Add a printer or scanner to reinstall your printer.
This will reinstall the printer, reset all the printer settings, and hopefully solve any problem that has occurred.
The problems of printer queues in Windows 11 are so frustrating. But, through these troubleshooting steps above, you’ll find that you can resolve most problems yourself. It may be a spooler problem, an outdated driver, or maybe a connection. Try these solutions to get your printing working and resume work.
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