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Reset and Clear Print Spooler in Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]

This 1:56 video from MDTechVideos demonstrates administrator Command Prompt commands for stopping Print Spooler, deleting queued files, and starting printing again. 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.

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When to watch this video

Watch this if you are comfortable typing commands and want the fastest way to empty a stuck queue, or a .bat file to reuse.

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The steps in short

The exact clicks in the video may differ a little from yours, but the fix comes down to these steps:

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
2. Run net stop spooler, then the del command for the spool folder.
3. Run net start spooler.

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 clear queue with cmd guide covers each version step by step, with screenshots and what to do when the usual fix doesn't work.

Video details

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• 6:39 My Print Queue is Stuck, How Do I Print Anything? Ask Leo! · 2022 Printer queue basics
• 2:34 How to Clear Print Spooler and Fix Forever Printing Problem in Windows 11 MDTechVideos · 2021 Print jobs pending

This video is made by MDTechVideos, not by PrinterQueue. We list it because it shows the steps clearly; it was available to watch when we checked on 2026-10-29.