No. I gave up and went back to Windows 7.

Thanks for your answer. The problem seems to have solved itself in the meantime but may recur, so I am pleased to have your advice.
Stuart

Sorry I couldn't help you. I have also had suggestions from people on Microsoft Community but they are complicated and I have wasted so much time on this problem that I have to get on with other...

The short Answer is NO. I spent a lot of time with Microsoft Chat Help and after some unhelpful suggestions was referred to Level 2. The level 2 operator took over my computer, with my permission,...

Thank you very much Joergi. Worked perfectly. I have Windows 7 back and can print at least on one printer. I may have to reinstall the drivers on the other two. I will also have to do some...

Thanks for your suggestion. I carefully followed the FIX, but alas it did not work. I followed in fact both suggestions even though I am in Windows 10, not 8.1. Depend on Service is now only RPCSS...

Yes but it is NOT a driver question. As long as Print Spooler is not running you CANT install drivers.

I did an Upgrade from W7 Pro 64 bit to Windows 10 and it worked fine but the three printers attached to the computer no longer work. The print Spooler is stopped and all efforts to restart it fail...

Appreciate your help and advice. I activated Print Management as you described. Problem is that it shows - All printers (0), All Drivers(0), and nothing for Printers not ready or Printers with jobs....

in Control Panel>Programs there is Device Software for the HP OfficeJet Pro 8600. I was somewhat reluctant to remove it because it is the only printer which the HP identifies as installed and I asked...

I have just now - 22 Aug - when reviewing the thread, which is now on its 6th page ! A number of other people jumped in and you dropped out. I was sorry because I thought your comparison of the...

I have never used Kapersky. I use AVG and am pretty sure it is not causing trouble. I will come back after I have tried your other suggestion.

He didn't get back and Microsoft support seem to have dropped the Chat option.
I'm becoming more convinced that my problems all hinge on the Print Spooler question.

I decided to try Microsoft Support and chose Chat. The first Answers Tech (as they call them) wasn't much good and said he would have to transfer me to another department in California - I must phone...

Your suggestion made me find out how to open Control Panel in Windows !
It looked promising. I got as far as Printers where it said "Problem is Print spooler not running" (Which is correct)....

Result: "the service has already been started"

Windows 10 does not support Fixit or Fixit doesn't work with Windows 10

The spooler dependencies are HTTP and RPC with Dcom SPL as a subsidiary . All are running and on Automatic. But I still can't start the spooler.

Ran sfc /scannow . It took 45 minutes ! Result -
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For...

Did that.
"The print spooler service is starting
"The print spooler service could not be started
"A system error has occurred
"System error 87 has occurred
"The parameter is incorrect.
That is...

I'm sorry but what is an 'admin' command window ?

Printers folder is empty. Net start spooler gives "System Error 5" "Access is denied"

No I had not. Do you think that is the problem ?
Stuart

Evansnp
Thanks for the information. Both SSDP and UpnP were shown as running but I clicked Restart for SSDP and when I checked Devices and Printers The HP OfficeJet which had been greyed was sharp...

I'm sorry. For whatever reason, I did not see your original post.
Again I'm sorry but I don't know what the SSDP, Http service is or how to check it but I am sure you are on the right track. Some of...