🖨️ Restart Spooler

Intune Remediation · Restarts the print spooler and clears jobs stuck over 20 minutes

Test in a pilot group before you point this at the fleet. Detection exits 1 to trigger remediation, 0 to stay put.

Detection Script

Detect stopped spooler or stuck jobs detection

Exits 1 when the service is stopped or a job has sat unwritten for 20 minutes.

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# Flags a stopped spooler or jobs stuck 20 minutes.
if ((Get-Service Spooler).Status -ne 'Running') { exit 1 }

$f = Get-ChildItem "$env:SystemRoot\System32\spool\PRINTERS" -Filter *.SPL -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-20) }

if ($f) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }

Remediation Script

Clear the queue and restart the spooler remediation

Runs only when detection exits 1.

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# Clears the print queue and restarts the spooler.
Stop-Service Spooler -Force
Remove-Item "$env:SystemRoot\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Service Spooler

Intune Remediation Settings

Run this script using the logged on credentials No

Enforce script signature check No

Run script in 64-bit PowerShell host Yes

Schedule (recommended) Hourly