Print job goes into queue and instantly disappears with nothing being printed

Anonymous
2017-11-16T20:31:55+00:00

For some reason my system has stopped working correctly with one of my printers. The system sees the printer as being connected and available and when I print the job goes to the print queue. However it then instantly disappears and nothing is printed. Can someone advise?

The printer with the problem is an Epson Stylus Photo 1290. The printer was working a couple of days ago and the only thing I can think that has happened is that there was an automatic windows update.

I am running Windows 10 Pro 64 bit version 15063.726

I have tried: starting and stopping the print spooler, uninstalling the driver, running the trouble shooter, rebooting ...

Any help welcome.

Thanks,

Chris.

Note: 28/11/2017 - I have had an email from Epson who confirm the problem is caused by a change introduced by Microsoft. As a result they have no fix for the problem and say that if I wish to continue using the latest version of Windows 10 then I need to buy a new printer or wait for Microsoft to introduce a change (which may never happen). This is hugely disappointing and is also not very environmentally friendly.

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Anonymous
2020-02-28T19:18:13+00:00

Based on your post on printing, I think that the Microsoft Virtual Agent can help you troubleshoot your issue. It'll walk you through the right troubleshooting steps based on the specific problem you're facing.

Please let us know if this solved your issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-22T20:30:17+00:00

    Problem caused by MS update in early June.  Solution is to identify the update change for Windows 10. Then to UNINSTALL that update.

    Worked for me..  Go for it. Good luck

    Bill B

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-22T19:08:22+00:00

    I am currently having the same problem on a brother MFC-295CN, all job go the the print que and the disappear. I Need a fix to this issue the printing cost are getting out of hand using kinko's

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-18T09:17:40+00:00

    I have the Windows Home Insider version, since the latest update, I can print again.  Halleluja!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-14T07:12:00+00:00

    Only way I know of at the moment is to keep uninstalling it. You can go into settings and set your updates to be postponed for a period of time.

    Thanks  ---  uninstalling the relevant update worked.  Regards Bill

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