September 2017

September 5, 2017

Printer fix script – Quickly clear print queues and restart print spooler

General windows, Printers

Printers are the bain of any helpdesk engineer, or actually any one in IT in general! Here is a quick printer fix script to help: Whilst basic, (restart spooler and clear all print queues) it does in our office, at least, clear 99% of printer issues. Copy and paste the below to a batch file read more…

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September 2017

Printer fix script – Quickly clear print queues and restart print spooler