Restarting the spooler, apart from not being able to print during this time, "shouldn't" break anything. I think the fax service relies on the print spooler.

My print spooler service crashes almost every night. Each morning I have to restart it before the printers can be used. I've read about possibly using cleanspl.exe to cleanup the spooler and ...

Several Windows 10 and 11 users report Microsoft Edge crashing the moment they hit Print, especially with PDFs. The issue is usually linked to ...

Scroll down and double-click the "Print Spooler" service to open its Properties window. Select "Automatic" in the Startup Type drop-down menu and click the "Start" button to enable printer ...

Q: I use an HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 printer in the office and it is giving me fits. On a fairly regular basis, it won’t print. When I open the print dialogue to see what is printing, there is ...