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How to Disable Print Spooler in Windows 10

How to Disable Print Spooler in Windows 10

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Some things just can’t stay in the background forever. Take the Print Spooler service, for example, an essential service that handles print jobs and printer interactions. Sounds innocent, right? Well, think again.

How to Enable or Disable the Print Spooler Service on Windows 10

The Print Spooler service has become a source of frustration for Microsoft lately, which, by extension, has become our problem as well. Over the course of five weeks, Microsoft has discovered three vulnerabilities in this service, one after the other, that can be easily exploited by hackers and attackers. And there are no updates to patch the last of the three vulnerabilities.

But there is a simple workaround to ensure that the exploit is patched for the time being, so that your system’s security is not compromised. Here’s everything you need to know about the Print Spooler vulnerability and how to temporarily disable it until an update is released to patch it.

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