6027 - Starting the Print Spooler service

The Print Spooler is a Windows service that manages multiple print jobs and allows your printer to be shared across a network. If the Print Spooler service is disabled or "stopped", you might find yourself with missing print jobs, or a number of other problems.

Follow the steps below to enable or "Start" the Print Spooler service on your computer:

1. On your keyboard, press Windows Key + R.

2. In the Open: field, type services.msc and click OK.

   

3. In the list of services that appears, locate the Print Spooler service, right-click it, and choose Start from the drop‑down menu.

   

That's it! Your Print Spooler is now enabled.