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Fix: Documents Disappear From Print Queue Without Printing

Restart the Print Spooler service to refresh printing

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Updated onSeptember 9, 2024

updated onSeptember 9, 2024

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When you print documents from your computer, they are given to the printer and are printed. If the printer is busy with another job or offline, it cannot print your document immediately. However, if everything is working fine but documents disappear without printing, this should cause alarm.

Normally, yourprinter is just not workingand needs a few tweaks, but it can also be another underlying problem unrelated to the printer. In this article, we explore in detail the causes and possible solutions.

Why are my documents in queue and not printing?

If you have tried printing documents but they suddenly disappear from the print queue without printing, below are some possible causes:

What should I do if no documents are getting printed from the printer?

A few basic steps that may help you resolve this issue before you move to the more advanced solutions include:

1. Run the Printer troubleshooter

2. Restart the Print Spooler service

This is also an effective way of deleting a document from your printer queue that won’t delete.

3. Update the Printer drivers

If you feel this route has too many steps, we have an alternative method that does not involve multiple steps. There is an automatic tool that will do the detecting, scanning, and installation of the driver for you.

Outbyte Driver Updater is adriver updater toolthat automatically searches for the right driver from its huge database and, matches it with yours, then installs it for you.

Outbyte Driver Updater

4. Reinstall the printer drivers

5. Uninstall recent Windows updates

Can I retrieve a print queue?

Yes you can retrieve a print queue. If you want to check what documents are stuck, you can easily access your print queue by:

If documents disappear from the print queue without printing in Windows 10, the same steps apply. You may find printer software helpful in such cases, especially to manage the number of users accessing the printer.

And if you get theYour file waiting to be printed was deletederror, we have the perfect guide to help you resolve it.

We also have a comprehensive list ofprinter recommendationsyou can upgrade to if yours has reached its end of life.

Let us know of any additional thoughts you may have on this issue in the comment section below.

Fix: Documents Disappear From Print Queue Without Printing#

Why are my documents in queue and not printing?#

What should I do if no documents are getting printed from the printer?#

1. Run the Printer troubleshooter#

2. Restart the Print Spooler service#

3. Update the Printer drivers#

Outbyte Driver Updater#

4. Reinstall the printer drivers#

5. Uninstall recent Windows updates#

Can I retrieve a print queue?#