Nowadays your printer printing slow is the most common issue that you can see while you print something, due to which it consumes more time than expected. At the workplace also we can find the same issue that printer prints slowly which is not in the favor of the company because they have to complete their projects on time and submit it. So here we can see some of the causes that what are the reasons behind Canon printer printing slow.
Check the Print Mode Settings
The basic reason is the print mode settings, we have to check the settings are in the normal mode that we need or high-quality mode. In normal mode or draft mode, it consumes less time than the high-quality mode. Also, the consumption of ink is more in the high-quality mode.
Printer Printing Slow Due To Spooler Settings
The print spooler Setting is also one of the reasons that your printer printing slow or printer is not printing anything. Let check it out that how we can fix it.
In the printer driver properties, we can check the spooling settings…
Click”Start”>>”ControlPanel” >>”Administrative Tools”>>”Services”>>”Print spooler”.
The print spooler helps your Windows computer interact with the printer and orders the print jobs to Stop and Restart the spooler. You can easily fix some errors by using this simple action.
Automatically set the spooler to startup. So, you make sure that every time your spooler gets start when you turn on the computer. So, it will not miss any incoming print jobs. Click on the recovery tab. This controls how the spooler responds to its own errors.
Printer Printing Slow Due To Printer Updates
Sometimes the reason behind printer printing slow is the update available for the printer or your printer software may be corrupted. If you didn’t set up automatic update result, so it will not show you the availability of updates.
In that case, you have to uninstall the printer driver and reinstall it. After reinstalling close all the unwanted applications and try to print again. If it starts printing fine so you can understand the problem was generated due to availability of its update.
Wireless Printer Printing Slow Due to Ethernet Connection
If you are using a wireless printer so, you can find the issue that it prints slow. Wireless printers lack the speed of a USB or Ethernet connection. A wireless printer can often be slowed down by networks that have a lot of traffic on them. There can also be interference from other objects in the room like cordless phones, wireless speakers, or even walls distance between your printer and the router can slow down a wireless printer.
In that case, check the wireless signal strength by clicking the wireless connection icon, in the windows task bar. If the signal strength is low, move the router, the computer, and the printer closer together. Make sure there are no additional strains on your network such as downloading or streaming services.
Restart your router by unplugging it, wait 10 seconds, and plug it back in check the print driver settings. By doing these steps your network/signal strength will be fine and you can print a number of pages in just a few seconds.
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