How to Repair Spoolsv.exe High Processing

Problems associated with spoolsv.exe process and How to Repair it

At times, you may find the spoolsv.exe process to be using 99% or 100% CPU usage. This usually happens when the printer spooler folder is filled up with unwanted files. You can fix this problem by following the steps listed below:

1. Go to Start, Settings and click Control Panel
2. In the Control Panel window, first double-click on Administrative Tools and then on Services.
3. In the right pane of the Services window locate and right-click on Print Spooler and then select Stop.
4. After you have stopped this process, leave the Service window open. Now open My Computer and navigate to the following folder.
   c:\windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS - in Windows Vista, XP, 98/95/ME
   or
   c:\winnt\system32\spool\PRINTERS - in Windows NT\2000
5. Delete all the files in the Printers folder. After deleting the files in this folder, go back to Services window, right-click on Print Spooler, and then selectstart to re-enable the service.