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Cancel Print Job
On those printers where the option is supported,
If you catch the job quickly enough, print jobs can be cancelled on the printer.
The “cancel” button might be labeled as such or might present as a red X on the printer control screen.
NOTE: Where supported at all, it is normal for the “X” to show on the control panel only briefly.
What happens next?
Once the job is turned over to the print service, cancel the job in the print queue on the computer
Control Panel > icon view > Devices and Printers
Double-Left-Click on your printer icon
See what’s printing
Click (or Right-Click) on the job > Cancel
Exact wording varies.
OR
Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners > Click Open queue
Click (or Right-Click) on the job > Cancel
OR
Settings > Devices > Right-Click Printers & Scanners > Pin to Start
Then
Windows key > find the newly PINNED application tile Printers & Scanners
Move the application tile to a Tile Group that is easy to see and open quickly
Print Queue / Print Service Reset
After a print job has been submitted, it is very quickly turned over the Windows Print Services for completion.
When a job is "stuck in the queue", it is sometimes due to Print Services having hung, become stuck, or otherwise failing to properly complete the job.
Start Here: Print job stuck in Queue
and / or
If the current print job will not cancel or if a previous print job is stuck in the queue,
and
If the issue is due to Print Services being stuck / hung / corrupted, Restart the Print Service
Manual Queue Reset
Details…
Control Panel > icon view > Administrative Tools > Services
Scroll down, find, Right-Click, and Stop Print Spooler Service
Open File Explorer (formally Windows Explorer)
Navigate to the folder and Delete the files from folder C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS
Start Print Spooler Service
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