How to Remove an Undeletable Stuck Document from the Windows Printer Queue

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Turn off your printer from the printer itself and make sure the power cords are properly inserted into the printer and into the printer/USB port on your computer.. Right-click the Computer/My Computer box, from your Windows operating system and select the "Manage" option from the context menu that r

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Turn off your printer from the printer itself and make sure the power cords are

Step 1

Turn off your printer from the printer itself and make sure the power cords are properly inserted into the printer and into the printer/USB port on your computer.

2

Right-click the Computer/My Computer box, from your Windows operating system and

Step 2

Right-click the Computer/My Computer box, from your Windows operating system and select the "Manage" option from the context menu that results.

3

Grant your computer access to the "Computer Management Snapin Launcher" tool fro

Step 3

Grant your computer access to the "Computer Management Snapin Launcher" tool from the User Account Control box that displays if your computer is Windows Vista or newer.

4

Double-click the Services and Applications selection from the Name column follow

Step 4

Double-click the Services and Applications selection from the Name column followed by the "Services" item.

5

Scroll and click on the Print Spooler item in the list of services your computer

Step 5

Scroll and click on the Print Spooler item in the list of services your computer is using.

6

Right-click the "Properties" option and click the "Stop" button.

Step 6

Right-click the "Properties" option and click the "Stop" button.

7

Delete all documents that exist in the C:\Windows|System32\spool\PRINTERS folder

Step 7

Delete all documents that exist in the C:\Windows|System32\spool\PRINTERS folder using your computer's Windows Explorer (folder tree) list folder.

8

Restart the Print Spooler service from the Print Spooler Properties box and clic

Step 8

Restart the Print Spooler service from the Print Spooler Properties box and click the "OK" button to confirm you'd like to restart the service.

9

Close the "Computer Management" dialog box.

Step 9

Close the "Computer Management" dialog box.

10

Re-run a test printable document.

Step 10

Re-run a test printable document.

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