Print Spooler

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

Same as always. Handles spooling of printer. If you disable it you will still be able to print but will need to always wait for print to complete to continue work. If you only print like one thing a month, or less, then there is no reason for this to constantly be taking up memory on your computer. However, I have chosen to recommend this to Automatic even for 'tweak' because it will cause your system to behave different than you are used to if you have never disabled this service, and many 'tweak' users will just go ahead and follow the recommendation without reading the warning.


Service Description:

Loads files to memory for later printing.


Consequences of Stopping:

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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function


Depends on:

DCOM Server Process Launcher, Remote Procedure Call (RPC)


Required for:


Fax


Default Settings:
Home Basic:Automatic
Home Premium:Automatic
Business:Automatic
Ultimate:Automatic
Tweaked Settings:1
Safe:Automatic
Tweak:Automatic
Minimal:Disabled
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here

Service Information

Service Name: Spooler
Process Name:spoolsv.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:.
CPU Usage(%)3:
Running Type:
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.
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