Quick Guide To Fix 'Epson Printer Not Printing Issue

On many occasions, the Epson printer stops printing anything. Therefore in this article, we have explained all the reasons due to which the Epson printer does not print. Thereby, we have explained detailed simple steps to fix this issue.

So first of all we are going to list the reasons for the most common question of “why Epson printer does not print anything properly ?”. Refer to the below points- 

• Spooler service may be stopped due to improper connection
• Epson printer is not connected well with a computer or another device.
• Printer status is not set on “Default printer”
• Due to an old or outdated printer driver, the Epson printer stopped printing.
• Dusty printer head may be a reason for this problem.
• Epson printer may be offline, due to which Epson printer may face printing error.
• The issue with the Firmware of printer.

Detailed Solutions For 'Epson Printer Not Printing Anything' Error

If your Epson printer is not printing correctly, follow the below-given solutions- 

Check your Epson Printer Spooler Service :

Spooler service manages the print function & the communication between your printer & computer. If this service is turned off, you can face an Epson printer, not a printing problem. So follow these steps to ensure its running properly :

• Open the “Run” dialog box from windows search and type “services.msc” and click on the “OK” button. Now, a service window will prompt.

• Scroll the window and point to the “print spooler” option and double click on it.

• On the next pop-up window, make sure the startup type option is set to “Automatic” and the Service status is running.

• In case if it’s not selected to automatic, click on the option and select “Automatic” from the drop-down menu and click on the “Start” button.

• Then press the “OK” button
• Take a print test to check if the Epson printer is printing now