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Print spooler service is not running - the solution

  • Nov 19, 2025
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So that you can assign to your PC a print job, you need the print spooler service. If this is not running, you can create with the right settings in Windows remedy. We will show how this works.

Print spooler service not running

Another tip: print spooler service is not

Did the upper tip, no success, please follow the instructions below:
  1. Open the start menu and click on "Search" and type "cmd".
  2. Right click on the search result and select "run As Administrator".
  3. Enter the following command: "sc config spooler depend= RPCSS" and press [Enter].
  4. Close the command prompt and restart your PC. The print spooler service should now work again.
This practical tip is based on Windows 7. What you can do if your printer is offline is, we will show you in the next tip.

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