October 16th there was a windows update that caused all kinds of issues with the printer spooler. Most cases, if you were part of the lucky few hit by the glitch, printers just stopped working. There are all kinds of patches and tech notes you can spend days on trying to fix it. You’ll get it all sorted out then 3 weeks later the problem returns. The only long term solution is backup you data, download the latest version of Windows 10 and re-install the OS.
“The only long term solution is backup you data, download the latest version of Windows 10 and re-install the OS.”
That’s one opinion, not the only solution. Once having read the problem was with two separate computers it became apparent it was computer related, not caused by the printer.
My solution will receive much condemnation, but here goes: Upgrade back to Windows 7. Fewer bugs and much less apt to be intruded upon by Big Brother than Bill Gates’ Trojan Horse, Windows 10. Technically, going back to W7 is not an upgrade, the term is used to imply upgrading reliability.
Another option is going to something other than Windows.
You couldn’t get me to use W10 if it were free. Oh, wait a minute. It was free. Not only free but forced upon many via W7 fixes. I wonder why Gates did that? Certainly he’s not a globalist or anything like that.