Sometimes you might have come across the error message of a printer queue issue. Clearing the print spooler will solve the problem in no time. Let’s get right into it.  

Print Queue Issue Is Not Fixed

There are some easy solutions to the print queue issue that is not fixed. Let’s go through them one by one. 

Solution 1: Cancel the Docuements

You have to go to your start menu & type “devices and printers”. After finding the option, left-click on it. There you would find the printer that you are working with. Right-click on it & click “see what’s printing”. You would find the documents that are stuck there. 

To clear the documents go to the printer option on the top left corner of the printer’s window. You’ll find the “cancel all documents” option. Clicking on it would clear the stuck queues. 

Solution 2: Using Command Prompt

Go to the start menu & type the command prompt. Run it as administrator. At first, you need to type “Net Stop Spooler” & hit enter. This would stop the print spooler service. 

Now you need to type “del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q” & press enter. Then restarting your computer would fix the issue. 

After your computer has restarted, you need to go to the start menu again & type services under the desktop app. Left-click on it. In the services, you need to find a “print spooler” 

You will find a window similar to the one below & see that the startup type is automatic. Then click the start & ok everything. Hopefully, this should solve the problems related to the printer. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the print queue issue is not fixed mean?

Once you have submitted the printing request to the computer, it is handed over to the windows print services for completion. However, sometimes the application is hung or becomes stuck & fails to print the request. As a result, the stuck in the queue error occurs. 

Conclusion

The above mentions solutions should resolve all your problems without any hassle at all. But sometimes there might be driver-related issues where you just need to reinstall the printer’s drivers.