To restart the print spooler from the command prompt:
Step 1
Open a Command Prompt
Step 2
Type in the following command
net stop spooler (wait for confirmation that the print spooler has stopped)
Step 3
Type in the following command
net start spooler (wait for confirmation that the printer spooler has started again)
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Fixing Printer Spooler error using command
Method 1
net stop spooler
del /F /Q %systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*
net start spooler
exit
Method 2
Net stop spooler
sc config spooler depend= RPCSS
Net start spooler
exit
Fix Printer Spooler error using software tools
Microsoft Fix it tools
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9740813
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9775982
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/2/A/E2ABDAF3-5414-47CB-9AD2-5E31A10B2704/Printerdiagnostic10.diagcab
When I do net stop spooler, I get system error 5 has occurred
go to cmd
then run as administrator
type “net stop spooler”
Have to run CMD as admin.