How to Clear the Printer Queue in Windows 8

1. How do I force clear my printer queue?
2. How do I clear my HP printer queue?
3. How do I cancel a print job in Windows 8?
4. How do I clear a print queue on a network printer?
5. How do I clear my printer queue that won't delete?
6. Why can't I clear my print queue?
7. How do I clear my printer queue in Windows 10?
8. How do I fix my HP printer queue?
9. Why do my print jobs get stuck in queue?
10. How do I get rid of one waiting document?
11. How do I cancel a print job?

How do I force clear my printer queue?

How do I clear the print queue if a document is stuck?

1. On the host, open the Run window by pressing the Windows logo key + R.
2. In the Run window, type services. ...
3. Scroll down to Print Spooler.
4. Right click Print Spooler and select Stop.
5. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS and delete all files in the folder.

How do I clear my HP printer queue?

The Services menu opens. Right-click Print Spooler and select Stop. After the service has been stopped, close the service window and use Windows Explorer to browse to C:\Windows\System32\Spool\PRINTERS. Delete all files inside the PRINTERS folder.

How do I cancel a print job in Windows 8?

From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile. Choose your printer's name or icon from the taskbar; when the Devices and Printers window appears, right-click your printer and choose See What's Printing. The handy print queue appear. Right-click your mistaken document and choose Cancel to end the job.

How do I clear a print queue on a network printer?

Here is how to delete the files from the print spooler queue manually:

1. start>run>services.msc.
2. locate print spooer, right-click and stop.
3. navigate to "c:\windows\system32\spool\printers" folder.
4. delete anything in that folder.
5. start>run>services.msc.
6. locate print spooler, right-click and start.

How do I clear my printer queue that won't delete?

can't delete print queue in Windows 10

1. Open the Services window (Windows key + R, type services. ...
2. Select Print Spooler and click the Stop icon, if it is not stopped already.
3. Navigate to C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS and open this file. ...
4. Delete all contents inside the folder. ...
5. Return to the Services window, select Print Spooler, and click Start.

Why can't I clear my print queue?

When you can't remove a print job from the printing queue window by right-clicking the stuck job and clicking Cancel, you can try restarting your PC. This will sometimes remove offending items from the queue. If conventional methods and restarting your PC doesn't clear the stuck job, move on to the next steps.

How do I clear my printer queue in Windows 10?

How to clear printer queue in windows 10

1. Press Windows key + R, type services. ...
2. Scroll down to the Print Spooler service and right-click on it and select Stop. ...
3. Next you need to go to the following directory: C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\PRINTERS. ...
4. Now you can go back to the Services console and right-click and select Start for the Print Spooler service.

How do I fix my HP printer queue?

To resolve this issue quickly, download and run our HP Print and Scan Doctor diagnostic tool. This tool will remove all the print jobs stuck in the queue, clear the print spooler, detect if there are other problems and fix the issues automatically.

Why do my print jobs get stuck in queue?

If your print jobs still get stuck in queue, the main cause is a wrong or outdated printer driver. So you should update your printer driver to see if it fixes your problem. There are two ways to update your printer driver: manually or automatically.

How do I get rid of one waiting document?

Cancel printing from Windows

1. On the Windows taskbar, at the bottom-right corner of the screen, right-click the Printer icon. ...
2. Select Open All Active Printers.
3. In the Active Printers dialog box, select the printer you want.
4. In the printer dialog box, select the print job you want to cancel. ...
5. Click Document > Cancel.

How do I cancel a print job?

To cancel one or more print jobs, follow these steps.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type control printers, and then click OK.
3. Right-click the icon for your printer, and then click Open. To cancel individual print jobs, right-click the print job that you want to cancel, and then click Cancel.