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spoolsv.exe consumes all CPU and RAM resources

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Mar 15, 202623419 views
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Problem

Consider a Windows 7 x64 installation with 2 printers installed. The system has 8GB installed RAM. One printer is a Brother laser MFC-8220 Printer via TCP/IP, and the other is a CutePDF printer. Problem: the regularly eats obscene amount of memory and CPU when the machine is idle. Usually the devic…

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spoolsv.exe

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Fix for: spoolsv.exe consumes all CPU and RAM resources

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It may be the common "corrupted print file" problem. Check under for any files that may be lingering. Delete them all and restart the print spooler service.

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