[shimonamit]

Printing in Windows is an unsolved problem. It never was.

To print in Windows I have a checklist: 1. Print 2. Restart printer 3. Cancel print job, try to print again. 4. Restart print spooler, try to print again. 5. Restart computer, try to print.

Usually works with #4 or #5. Having a family member print is a major tech support undertaking.

[Traubenfuchs]

> 3. Cancel print job

At this point, as user, you have usually lost the game. This can mean anything from: "The print job can't be cancelled/deleted." to "The PC will restart that job every time you restart the PC".

[xeromal]

I'd probably try safe mode at that point. Hopefully the print service doesn't fire up

[Already__Taken]

I've had good success stopping the spooler and nuking system32 spooler files over powershell to fix people on the phone. it's insane I have to resort to that.

[tomc1985]

Been a Windows user all my life and its printing system has been the least of my troubles over the years

Now, the printers themselves have been a cantankerous lot, but Windows' printing generally works fine at home.

You wanna see dragons? Look at the OSX print spooler. Or can someone tell me why my printer always seems to be stuck on pause??

[andi999]

My new #3 is: plug in the printers usb cable. Most of the time it prints.

Also compared to try to do duplex printing under linux, windows is easy.