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Canon Printer Job Stuck In Queue

Canon printers are very reliable if we talk about their reliability, durability, or functions. They are designed to be the best in the market, but Canon printers surely have issues too as with every other printer. Physical issues such as printer head problems or paper jams are very common and can be frustrating while there are software-related issues like Canon printer job stuck in a queue that can give you a serious headache.

Canon printers stuck in queue can be a result of different software-related failures. Identifying these issues is normally very easy. Here are a few of the most common causes of Canon printer document stuck in queue and how to solve them.

Reasons For Canon printer job stuck in queue

Ink Issue

Canon printer job stuck in queue can be because of an internal ink issue. It is one of the very basic reasons for the printer not working. When the printer ink is very low or it is empty, the printer is obviously not able to print pages so the print commands you give keep piling up the printer is not able to print so these print jobs get stuck and can be the sole reason of canon printer document stuck in queue. However it is very easy to identify this issue, you just will have to check the ink cartridge and make sure that there is enough ink to print pages. 

Overloading of the printing queue

What if someone gives you a lot of instruction at the same time? You will get confused. Right. 

When a printer is loaded with a lot of instructions, more than it is capable of handling, what happens is it gets confused and as a result, it is not able to determine what to print next thus causing the issue of Canon printers stuck in queue.

Driver issue

The brain of a printer is the printer driver. Every piece of information the printer receives is controlled by the driver. When the driver is up to date and running. It transmits the information to the print. Sometimes there are minor glitches or major bugs with the printer drivers. These bugs then do not let the driver pass the information to the printer. For example, you are asking the printer to print four pages but because of the driver failure, this information is not being transmitted to the printer hence causing Canon printer job stuck in queue. Outdated or faulty printer drivers are the main reason behind such issues and it is the first thing you need to address when encountering print queue-related issues with your printer.

How to Delete Canon printer job stuck in queue

The Canon printer document stuck in queue can easily be cleared. You just need to follow the steps below carefully and it will be done with ease.

  • Go to the settings of your Windows computer
  • Click on “printer and settings” from the menu
  • You will see a list of printers and drivers. Find the printer you want to fix and click on it
  • When the menu opens. Click on “open queue”
  • Select “cancel all documents” from the drop-down printer menu at the top
  • A confirmation box will appear on the screen. Click on “Yes” and the

canon printer stuck in queue will be cleared

How to manually fix Canon printer stuck in queue

  • While holding the windows button, Hit the “R” button on your keyboard 
  • On the screen, a little run dialog box will appear
  • In the provided space of the Run box, enter “services.msc” command and click OK. 
  • Type “services.msc” in the typing space inside the run box
  • Opening “services.msc” will show you a list of services currently running on your computer system
  • Select “printer spooler” from the list of services appeared
  • Right-click on the printer spooler 
  • Click on the stop option. This will temporarily disable the printer spooler.
  • Restart the machine and open the Run box again after turning off the Print Spooler. 
  • In the Run dialog box’s blank space, type “spool,” then press the OK button. 
  • Click to open the Printers folder under the Spool folder, then remove every file that is present in this folder. 
  • After selecting every one of them, do a right-click and select Delete. Once every file has been removed, shut down the spool window. 
  • Go back to the Services window again. You need to start the printer spooler service again
  • Right-click on the printer spooler service
  • You will see a menu. Click on the start option and the print spooler will be started again on your computer

After following these simple steps, all the Canon printer document stuck in queue will be cleared and you will be able to start printing again.

If the problem persists and you are still not able to print. It is time to get your printer checked by Printer Touch. At Printer Touch, we have a team of technicians dedicated to Canon printers so you don’t have to wait in the queue to get your printer fixed.

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