Print spooler service getting disabled

Question

Hello Team,

Print spooler service getting disabled automatically in windows server 2019 and need to start manually every time to start the service. Tried few troubleshooting steps from internet but couldn't help. Any advise please.

Answer 1

I am experiencing this issue on a Server 2022 Standard VM. Only thing I can find is an event log showing the service being disabled by the local system account SID. The printers are network so no USB to unplug. No files in system32\spooler\printers, no one is using the printers connected to this server yet. Happens daily. Anyone find any other info to this mystery?

<System>
    <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="16384">7040</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-05-31T10:47:51.0763200Z" />
    <EventRecordID>6388</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="760" ThreadID="2256" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>B093-UTL1.domain.com</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">Print Spooler</Data>
    <Data Name="param2">auto start</Data>
    <Data Name="param3">disabled</Data>
    <Data Name="param4">Spooler</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Answer 2

After all possible solutions via windows troubleshooter, control panel, printer spooler, services etc FAILED,

Unplugging and replugging the USB cable behind CPU did the work for me.

Answer 3

Hi, Is there a solution to this issue. I am also getting the same problem.

Answer 4

This also occurs for myself. None of the suggestions above make any difference. Spooler gets disabled frequently.

Answer 5

I have the same problem, anyone can solved this?