From day one Microsoft Windows has been the source of one annoyance after another for its users, and Windows Vista still comes right out of the box with one of the biggest annoyances of all: the stuck print job. And to add insult to injury, clicking “Cancel” to delete the stuck print job rarely if ever works as intended. But don’t despair, there is indeed a fast and easy way to kill a stuck print job in Vista : Simply follow these steps:
1 – Open the Control Panel.
2 – Click on System and Maintenance.
3 – Click on Administrative Tools.
4 – Double-click on Services.
5 – In the list of services, scroll down until you find one named Print Spooler.
6 – Right-click on Print Spooler and then click Restart on the pop-up menu.
7 – The “Deleted” jobs will disappear and active print jobs in the queue will print
How to cancel a stuck print job in Windows Vista
April 11, 2009 By 2 Comments