If you an encounter an error where you are unable to print like shown below, this may be due to a service that has stopped running on your pc.
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Example: Excel / Word / Other Office Applications | Example: Adobe PDF Reader |
Error Shown: No Printers Installed | Error Shown: Before you can perform print-related tasks such as page setup or printing a document, you need to install a printer |
Steps to resolve this issue
- Select the Search bar, type in Services, then select Services
- If prompted select Yes
- Scroll down and find print spooler
- Right click and select Start
- Navigate back to the program you are trying to print from. You should now be able to print as per normal
If this did not resolve the issue. Go back to Step 4 and instead of Start, select Restart. Then after it has restarted, Right click and select Start if the status does not show as Running.
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