[SOLVED] Printer Installed but Doesn't Print Anything

[alfarom]

I've got a PC running Windows 10 that won't print no matter what printer is connected. The printer is shown in Devices and Printers without any errors but when I try to print anything I get the message saying the job has been sent to the printer but apart from the printer software showing the job for about a second before going back to zero, nothing else happens.

So far I have tried the following.

Tried a different printer
Changed the USB cable
Ran Chkdsk
Ran SFC
Updated from Windows 1909 to 2004
Uninstalled and reinstalled the printer software
Checked C:\Windows\System32\Spool\PRINTERS. Nothing to delete.
Ran Windows printer troubleshooter.

Very odd.. Any suggestions welcomed.

 

[rgd1101]

printing from what? try printing just a plain text file?

 

[alfarom]

Tried that, no luck..

 

[rgd1101]

try reset the print spooler
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/90615-reset-clear-print-spooler-windows-10-a.html

 

[alfarom]

Forgot to include that as one of the things I'd tried. Anyway, the customer's PC only had MS Office on it so I did a reset keeping the user data and now the printing works fine now..

Thanks for the input.

 

[spidy2015]

1. Simply unplug the printer's USB cable from your computer and reconnect it again into another USB port of your computer.
2. Go to your device manager -->> then go to USB section and then right click on the "Printing support". See this:

   https://imgur.com/l9j4lHt

   View: https://imgur.com/l9j4lHt
   

 

[alfarom]

First thing I did. Sorted now.