Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Deleting print jobs - windows

This is a useful thing to know.
How to delete print jobs ... if you have accidently hit the print all button on a 1000 page document.
This is relevant for windows 10

You can either use:
1. Command prompt
2. Services window.

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1. Command prompt
I think the command prompt works the best.
You must do this as the administrator.

Right-click the Start button.

    Click Search.

    Type Command prompt.

    Right-click Command prompt.

    Click Run as administrator.




Type :
net stop spooler
and hit Enter on your keyboard.




    Launch File Explorer from your Start menu, taskbar, or desktop.



    Click the address bar in the File Explorer window.

    Type
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers
    and hit Enter on your keyboard.

 Delete. all the files in the printers folder

    You can now return to the Command Prompt to restart the Print Spooler.




    Type net start spooler and hit Enter on your keyboard.


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