XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows   
   From: the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm   
      
   On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:18:04 -0400, Wally J wrote:   
   >   
   [big snip]   
      
   For those who just want to do what the subject line says, I   
   respectfully suggest Wally's research is overkill. Doesn't mean I   
   think it's bad in itself, just that it puts a burden on the person   
   whose needs are simple. Sometimes when I'm posting a long article I   
   start off with a TL;DR section before going on to the long version.   
      
   I'm pretty sure I posted earlier in this thread. A simple google   
   search for "restart print spooler windows" (without the quotes)   
   reveals the answer.   
      
   1. Open an administrative(*) command prompt.   
   2. Type "net stop spooler" (without quotes), hit the Enter key, and   
   wait a few seconds for the command to report it has finished.   
   3. Type "net start spooler" (without quotes), hit the Enter key, and   
   wait a few seconds for the command to report it has finished.   
      
   (*) The first hit was from Dell, relating to Windows 7, and it didn't   
   mention an _administrative_ command prompt. Maybe Windows 7 could   
   execute those two commands in a non-elevated prompt; I don't know.   
   But Windows 10 needs an admin command prompt, as I quickly found by   
   experimentation, so I'll bet dollars to donuts Windows 11 does also.   
      
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   Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA         https://BrownMath.com/   
   Shikata ga nai...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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