1. At the bottom left of the screen and right click or tap and hold the Start button and left click on Run from the menu that appears.  

   

2. Type services.msc in the Open box then click or tap OK (highlighted below).

   

1. Move the mouse cursor to the bottom or top-right of the screen and click the Search icon (highlighted below) from the menu that appears.

   

2. Type Local Services in the Search bar. Click Settings under the Search bar and click on View local services.

   

In some circumstances you may need to stop and/or restart the service. To access the Print Spooler you must open the Local Services console.

1. Open Local Services.
   1. Open the Start menu, click on Run. A small window will appear.

      

      • If Run is not listed, use the keyboard shortcut: Hold down Windows Logo + R key.
   2. Click in the Open: field and type services.msc.
   3. Click OK.

      

   4. Alternatively, click into the Start Search field on the Start menu and type services.msc then press the Enter key.

      

   5. A User Account Control permission request may appear. If so, click Continue.

      

   6. If prompted, enter your user account password then click OK.

      

   7. This will open the Local Services window.

   How to Stop the Print Spooler service

    

   1. Scroll down the list of services until you find the Print Spooler.
   2. Click on Print Spooler to highlight it.
   3. At the top-left of the window, click on 'Stop the service'.

      

   4. For networked printers connected via TCP/IP, click Yes if you receive the following 'Stop Other Services' prompt:

      

   5. Windows will attempt to stop the service.

      

   6. Once the Print Spooler service has stopped, indicated by the status disappearing, close the window. The Print Spooler has stopped on the local machine.

   How to start or restart the Print Spooler

    

   1. Repeat the instructions in Step 1 to open the Local Services console.
   2. Scroll down the list and click on Print Spooler.
   3. Click on 'Start the service'.
   4. If Start is not listed but Restart is an option, click on Restart the service.

      

   5. Windows will attempt to start the service.

      

   6. Once the Print Spooler status is Started, close the window.

      

   7. The Print Spooler service is now started on the local machine.