How to Cancel a Print Job on Word, Excel

This article examines Cancel the print Word command and explains the main developments, practical implications, and context readers should understand.

The following article will guide you how to cancel the print job on Word or Excel.

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Instructions for Canceling Print Jobs in Word, Excel

Note, in case the computer hangs, freezes, we can turn off the printer or restart the computer. If the computer is still active, the user performs the following steps to cancel the print job.

1. Cancel the Old Print Job with Word, Excel

Step 1:

Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, then enter the keyword services. Msc. Click OK to proceed.

Step 2:

In the Services interface, drag in the list to find Print Spooler, right-click and choose Stop to cancel, stop the printing of Word or Excel files.

Step 3:

Go to C: WindowsSystem32spoolPRINTERS and then delete the files in this folder and reset Print Spooler.

2. Cancel the Print Job Immediately:

We will have 2 ways to cancel the print job via the cmd command or by using the Cancel All Documents command.

To cancel the print job with the Command Prompt, open the Run window and then enter the cmd keyword. Continue to enter the net stop spooler command to cancel the print job.

To cancel a print job using the Cancel All Document command, the user accesses the Control Panel and select Devices and Printers or Printers and Faxes, and then right-click the printer and select See what's printing.

A new window appears, right-click on the document, the document is printing and select Cancel.

Thus, if you are printing a Word or Excel error or we mistakenly print the document, you can cancel according to the above article. Depending on the situation that the user is experiencing, you choose to disable the print job accordingly:

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I wish you all success!