How to clear the printer queue

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greg
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How to clear the printer queue

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Sometimes a document gets stuck in the printer queue and even though you try to delete it it won't go away...

In a Command Prompt window, key the command net stop spooler

In Windows Explorer, navigate to %systemroot%\system32\spool (usually
c:\windows\...) and delete the .shd and .spl files you find there, but do
not delete the sub-folders.

In a Command Prompt window, key the command net start spooler
Greg Marlett
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