How to fix windows 7 Print Spooler blocked error

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Sometimes, you receive a message when printing a document, saying that there is a problem with the printer or print spooler. As far as i know the print spooler acts as medium of communication between your computer and your printer it enables your software to correspond with the hardware while printing. It often happens that the printer does not respond, lack of communication with the computer.

• The question often comes from the print spooler to be blocked, many documents are waiting to print and then it is sometimes impossible to print without restarting the PC.
  
  
• To begin, we must know that his orders to a printer for printing a document are not directly transmitted to the printer. Indeed, the data are stored by a service of Windows 7, in what is called the spooler. Windows 7 has an opportunity through the NET command to stop and restart the print spooler without restarting the PC for that.

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Here's how to restart the blocked Print Spooler in windows 7

1. Go to -> Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt
2. Right click and Run as administrator.
3. Or type in Start and Run the command "cmd" without the double quotes.
4. In the Windows command prompt, after blinking line, enter the command :
   
   • Net Stop Spooler
5. Press the Enter key.
6. You will receive the message show below:
   
   • "The print spooler service is stopping.
   • The print spooler service was stopped successfully."
     
     
     
     
     
7. Then again in the Windows command prompt, after blinking line, enter the command :
   
   • Net start Spooler
8. Press the Enter key.
9. You will receive the message show below:
   
   • "The print spooler service is starting.
   • The print spooler service was started successfully."
   
   
10. IMPORTANT Beware the spelling of the command (Net Stop Spooler) and non Spooler, and be sure to leave a space between each word.