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Dozer's avatar
Dozer
Explorer
Oct 09, 2016

Win 10, can't delete a printjob

Hello All,
I sent a .pdf file to my printer while it was turned off. I got a message back saying my printer was off line... I turned it on put nothing came out. So I decided to delete that print job and resend it but it will not delete.
I've rebooted my computer, powered the printer off and on but the print job won't budge. When I look at the print queue it says its being deleted but nothing happens.
Any ideas??
Thanks,
Dozer
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    Not sure on Win10, but on older versions I had to open a command prompt and type:

    Net stop spooler
    ..then...
    Net start spooler

    to get rid of those stuck jobs.
  • After about 20 min. the print job has been deleted!!
    Go figger!!!

    Thanks for the replies,
    Dozer
  • If you're not using an account with admin rights (which is what you should be doing for security) then try to log in with admin account and delete it from there.
  • Try to pause painting and then delete print and then resume

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