Troubleshooting Print Spooler errors on Windows Server can be a nightmare. One of the most common reasons why the Print Spooler service will constantly crash is a corrupted spool file.
Today I will show you how to clean up any temporary/corrupted spool files.
First, try restarting the Print Spooler Service. If it still keeps crashing, stop the Print Spooler service, set it to “Disabled” and lets take a look at the spool files waiting to be sent to the printers.
Browse to C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers
Move all SHD and SPD files from here to a temporary folder.
Now enable and start the Print Spooler Service. If the issue was caused by a corrupted print spool file, the service should no longer crash. If you see the Print Spool service still crashes, you most likely have a corrupted print driver!
Written By: Amardeep Juneja