

You might want to reboot your computer at this point.ġ1) Repeat step 1) to step 4). If prompted for permission to go to this folder, click Continue or Yes to continue the procedure.ĩ) Press Ctrl + A to select all the information in this folder and right click to click Delete.ġ0) Go to Services panel again to restart the PrinterSpooler service. My Computer\C:\Windows\System32\spool\Printers. Right-click it and select Properties.ħ) Then select Stop service. Type services.msc and press Enter.Ħ) Locate PrinterSpooler service. Locate the printer that you would like to remove and right click it to choose Remove device.ĥ) If the above steps don’t work, press the Windows key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command. Please remember to press OK to save the change.Ĥ) Then go to Devices and Printers panel by following this path: Control Panel> Hardware and Sound> Devices and Printers. Try remove your printer driver now by selecting it and click the Remove button. Then right-click c md and click Run as administrator.Ģ) Type in the command print /s /t2 and hit Enter key on your keyboard.ģ) Then you will be lead to this page. Luckily, this is an easy problem to solve.įollow the steps below to fix the problem by yourself.ġ) Click the Start button and type cmd.exe in the search box.

In this case, it becomes impossible for you to uninstall or remove it again. You just purchased a new printer and would like to replace the old one at home. You think you have removed the printer and its driver, but when you reboot your computer, you can still see the printer’s icon, the only difference is that the icon all grayed out.
