How to reset win7 print subsystem

A printer failure is definitely a big deal, but sometimes the printer is driving everything. Where is the problem? Today, let's take a look at a trick under Windows 7 to solve common printer problems by resetting the win7 print subsystem.

However, the office family Xiaobian has to explain in advance that everyone must do a backup job in advance. Of course, there is no need to back up all the registry, just back up the registry node in the modification of this article.

Procedure

Log in to the system as an administrator. Click Start -> Run, type “regedit.exe”, click OK.

Expand to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrint, click Registry -> Export Registry File from the menu. If you have mishandled the registry, you can double-click the exported file to import it.

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentWindows NT x86Drivers and remove the Version-2 and Version-3 subkeys. If you only have Version-3, just delete the subkey of Version-3.

Delete any subkeys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintPrinters (do not delete Printers itself)

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentWindows NT x86PrintProcessors, remove any subkeys that are not the following key values: winprin

Expand to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintProviders , delete any subkeys that are not the following key values:

Internet Print Provider

LanMan Print Services

Expand to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintMonitors and remove any subkeys that are not the following key values: Br>

BJ Language Monitor

Local Port

Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Monitor

PJL Language Monitor

Standard TCP/IP Port

USB Monitor

Windows NT Fax Monitor

AppleTalk Printing Devices

LPR Port

Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor

WSD Port

Close registration Editor

Delete any files and subfolders in the following folder:

C:Windowssystem32spooldriversw32x862

C:Windowssystem32spooldriversw32x863

If only C:Windowssystem32spooldriversw32x863 Just delete it and ——

Restart your computer and test the printer.

Then, basically all the faults can be successfully checked, I hope you can use this method to completely solve the printer strike problem. Of course, this is not only applicable to Win7 systems, XP or Vista systems.