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“Waiting for printer connection” pop up started coming up a couple of weeks ago and has been causing multiple issues.
Excel and Word randomly do not open, and then when I open the program again it tells me the file is already in use yet nothing is open. Task manager shows nothing open or running. I have to restart my computer each time to use the document or workbook and I sometimes I need to do this more than once before it will decide to randomly work.
I cannot print new documents or workbooks, it becomes unresponsive and then the program has to close. I can only print from saved documents, which o can’t always open!
MYOB cannot print now, I have to save as a pdf and then print. I know MYOB isn’t “Microsoft” but this only started when this pop up started. I have never experienced this issue before.
This is happening on all four computers and started at the exact same time.
I have tried turning off all network sharing connections and still no change.
This is really impacting my day to day operations ans these programs are all I use. It causing a significant loss of time.
Can someone please help?
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It is just a workaround. Visio tries to open a printer without needing it, before even opening a file, and hangs there... I use my computer at home and office.
Visio shouldn't "lock" on getting printer settings before trying to print, or get them in background,
It is very anoying when, in the middle of a meeting, you try to open a diagram and your system locks in the "open dialog" screen.
It is sad a good product is just going down with these junior mistakes.
Message occurred anytime I opened NotePad or WordPad items.
In the devices/Printers I found a no longer available wifi Printer was listed. I removed that item and issue seems to have resolved.
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Thanks Neil! This worked for me. After I read your response it made total sense. It felt like the application was trying to establish connection to a default remote printer i use once in a while prior to opening the document itself. My guess so that print jobs for that printer would occur more quickly once a person hits the print button??? Who knows lol Thanks for your solution! :)
good for solving it
