3 Ways to Delete Print Queue in Windows 10

If you have given a print command and you experience that you are stuck with print job queues which are not being deleted, then you have landed at the right article. Here i will tell you top 3 methods to delete Stuck print queue in Windows 10 PC.

Method 1 – Most preferred One

Step 1 – Just right Click on the printer icon in Taskbar.

 

Step 2 – Now, Just select all the tasks and after doing a right click, click on cancel.

 

Method 2 – By Stopping the Print spooler service

1 – Hold down Windows logo key and press R to open RUN command box.

2 – Now, write services.msc in RUN command box.

 

 

3 – Now, find Print spooler service from the list. Double click on it.

4 – Click on Stop to stop the service.

 

 

5 – Leave this window open, now just hold the windows logo key and press R.

6 – Now, copy and paste the path below in the RUN command box.

%systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\

 

 

7 – Now, Delete all the files in the folder.

 

 

 

8 – Go back to the service manager window and click on start again.

That is it. Now, there will be no struck print queue in your windows 10 PC.

 

Method 3 – Delete stuck Print queue via Command Prompt

1 – Search Command Prompt in search box of windows 10 and open Command prompt as admin by right clicking on it .

 

2 – Now, type the following command and hit enter.

net stop spooler

3 – Now, type again  the command given below to delete spooler files.

del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q

4 – Finally, write the command given below and hit enter to restart the Print spooler service.

net start spooler

That is it. Now, all the stuck print queue will be cleared now.