Thanks. I will give that a try.
Printer keeps going "offline" Windows 11
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My printer has worked fine until a month or two. Since then it keeps going offline. I have updated software drivers etc. I need to poke around with troubleshooters etc every time to get it to work. It's then fine for that session but the problem comes back every time i turn it off. Is there any solution to this?
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Anonymous
2025-04-12T15:49:44+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-04-12T13:04:11+00:00 I used the same solution.
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Anonymous
2025-04-05T17:46:15+00:00 Restarting the Print Spooler service fixed this problem for me.
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Anonymous
2025-03-17T09:16:50+00:00 As a Windows 10 user I don't have KB5051987. But I do have KB5051974. Both issued at the same time, so are they the same? The update probably occurred at at the same time the problem started. Since then KB5056306 has installed. Would I need to remove both updates?
Removing KB5051974 and all successors seems to have done the trick, not forgetting to pause updates to stop it coming back. But with W10 going out of support later this year thats not a problem
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Anonymous
2024-05-10T08:05:24+00:00 Having seen all the other posts am sure it's the latest Windows 11 release. Like others I can print from anything other than my PC. Also the dropouts from my VPN are explained as noted in Windows update support: "Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the update dated April 9, 2024, or later." I would have liked to know that before I installed the updates, and when it will be fixed!