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How to Open Print Queue on Windows 11 PC or Laptop
This 1:34 video from Tropical Tech demonstrates opening a printer's queue in Windows 11 to view documents sent to the printer. Press play to watch it here — nothing loads from YouTube until you do — and use the written steps below to follow along at your own pace.
When to watch this video
Watch this if you know a document is waiting but can’t find the window that lists it. Opening the queue is the first step for almost every printing fix.
It's filed under open the print queue and check current print jobs in our printer queue video tutorials, where you can pick a problem and see only the videos for it.
The steps in short
The exact clicks in the video may differ a little from yours, but the fix comes down to these steps:
- Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners → your printer → Open print queue.
- While something prints, double-click the printer icon in the taskbar corner.
- Or press Windows key + R and run control printers.
If the steps don't match your screen
A video is recorded on one computer with one printer. Windows 11 and Windows 10 put printer settings in different places, macOS changes them between versions, and printer makers add their own apps on top. If a menu in the video isn't where you expect it, don't guess — the written open print queue guide covers each version step by step, with screenshots and what to do when the usual fix doesn't work.
Video details
| Channel | Tropical Tech |
|---|---|
| Length | 1:34 |
| Uploaded | 2022 |
| Problem | Open the print queue, Check current print jobs |
| On YouTube | youtube.com/watch?v=Yym9YMxg71k |
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