打印速度慢(Slow Printing)是我们许多人经常面临的一个烦人的问题。打印速度主要取决于打印机的品牌和型号。如果您遇到与打印机打印速度相关的问题，我们在此提供了一些提示来帮助您解决此问题。
为什么打印机开始(Start)打印缓慢(Slow)？
在打印文档时，我们有时都会报告与打印速度慢有关的问题。打印速度慢可能有多种原因，例如：
- 如果您使用的是网络打印机，打印速度慢的问题可能是网络、后台打印程序或打印机驱动程序。
- 与无线打印机相比，有线打印机的打印速度更快。
- 低效的打印机服务器也可能导致打印缓慢。
不管是什么原因，但它让这一切变得如此烦人，也减少了我们的工作流程。现在让我们通过一些技巧来解决这个问题。
如何修复(Fix Slow Printing)Windows PC中的慢速打印？
请按照以下步骤解决打印机问题：
- 硬重置打印机
- 打印机首选项
- 重新启动打印机后台处理程序服务
- 检查网络连接
- 更新打印机固件
- 更新打印机驱动程序
您将需要管理员权限和在技术方面使用计算机的清晰知识。此外，请确保创建系统还原(create a system restore)或进行备份。
1]硬重置打印机
长时间使用，打印机经常发热(printer often gets heated)。为避免过热问题，打印机通常会降低打印速度以减少热量产生。因此，首先，您应该通过简单的重启来重置您的打印机。请按照以下步骤重新启动打印机：
- 长按打印机上的电源(Power)按钮将其关闭。
- 断开电源线。
- 等待几分钟以完全耗尽打印机所有电气组件的电源。
- 然后重新连接电源线并打开打印机
要检查打印机的速度，请给出一些测试打印命令。检查您的打印机现在是否已开始正常工作，否则请尝试其他方法。
2]打印机首选项
打印机首选项是导致打印速度慢的原因之一。因此，可以通过更改打印速度和打印质量设置(print speed and print quality settings)来修复它。打印输出质量与打印机的打印速度成反比。所以打印质量会随着打印速度的加快而下降。您需要将打印质量设置从最佳更改为正常或草稿以快速打印输出。
注意：(Note:)这是一个权衡。打印机(Printer)输出质量的当前设置可能很高，因此打印机需要更长的时间。通常，这不是默认设置，但可能有人更改了它。
检查以下步骤以更改打印机速度设置：
- Windows + S打开搜索框并搜索打印机。
- (Click)当打印机(Printers)和扫描仪(Scanners)出现在列表中时，单击以打开它
- 选择运行缓慢的打印机，然后单击打印首选项。(Printing Preferences.)
- 在“打印(Printing) 首选项”(Preferences)窗口中，将质量更改或降低为默认值，(change or lower the quality to default,)或者如果需要，将质量设置得更低以提高速度。更改分辨率、碳粉设置等。(Change resolution, toner setting, and others.)
- 单击应用和确定。
如果您不想要彩色打印输出，请选择黑白。(choose Black & White.)现在进行测试以检查打印机的速度。发布(Post)这个；速度应该会提高，但会影响整体质量。
3]重新启动打印机后台处理程序服务
打印机后台(Printer Spooler)处理程序用于创建所有必须打印的队列。有时，当有许多打印命令时，打印机后台处理程序会被阻塞。由于数据过多，会减慢打印机的响应速度。在这种情况下，您需要做的就是重新启动打印机后台处理程序服务。请按照以下步骤操作：
- Windows + R.打开运行框。
- 键入Services.msc并单击确定按钮。
- 现在找到打印机后台(Printer Spooler)处理程序并右键单击以打开上下文菜单。
- 然后单击停止(Stop)并最小化窗口。
- 再次打开 RUN 框并键入 Spool。(open the RUN box and type Spool.)按 Enter。
- 它将打开System32\spool文件夹。双击打开打印机文件夹(PRINTERS folder)。
- 在这里您会找到一个打印队列。(print queue.) 删除(Delete)此文件夹中存在的所有待处理文件。
- 然后再次转到服务窗口(Services window)并右键单击打印后台(Print Spooler)处理程序。单击开始(Click Start)。
- 现在给出一个新的打印(Print)命令来检查打印机的速度。
4]检查网络连接
对于网络打印机，打印速度慢的问题可能是因为网络问题(because of network issues)。如果您使用网络连接，建议至少每 24 小时重新启动一次。如果是有线打印机，请确保以太网电缆就位。对于无线打印机，重新启动路由器并关闭所有不需要的带宽消耗应用程序以提高打印机的速度。
或者，您可以运行Settings > System > Troubleshoot >其他疑难解答 >网络适配器下的(Network Adapter)网络疑难解答(Network Troubleshooter)向导。
重新检查您的网络连接并打印。如果问题仍然存在，请尝试下一种方法。
5]更新打印机固件
要解决您的打印机打印速度慢的问题，请确保您的打印机固件已更新。对于无线打印机，您可能会不时收到制造商的推送通知以进行更新。对于有线打印机，您需要从打印机制造商的官方网站下载并安装固件更新。
确保(Make)从OEM网站安装打印机软件。(Printer Software)它将能够通知您有关新固件的信息并帮助您安装它。
6]更新打印机驱动程序
解决Windows PC 打印速度慢的下一个方法是更新打印机驱动程序。需要通过从OEM网站下载相关文件手动完成。要手动更新打印机驱动程序，请执行以下步骤：
- 使用 Win + X 打开电源菜单(Power Menu)，然后选择设备管理器。(Device Manager.)
- 转到打印机并展开它。
- 找到您的打印机，右键单击并选择更新驱动程序(Update Driver)
- 点击自动搜索驱动程序(Search automatically for drivers)
- 在下一个屏幕上，您需要单击在 Windows Update 上搜索更新的驱动程序。(Search for updated drivers on Windows Update.)
- 它将打开Windows 更新(Windows Update)，您可以在其中检查可选更新(Optional Updates)下是否有可用的打印机驱动程序。
如果安装了新的驱动程序，请(Make)确保重新启动 PC。您还可以使用第三方工具自动更新过时的驱动程序。(automatic updates of outdated drivers.)
如何在Windows中(Windows)更改打印机设置(Change Printer Settings)？
- 转到开始(Start)，选择设置(Settings)，然后转到打印机(Printers)和传真(Faxes)。
- 右键单击(Right-click)打印机并(Printer)选择属性。
- 然后转到高级选项卡。
- 单击打印默认值。
- 您可以在此处更改设置。
如何修复打印队列问题？
虽然您可以停止Print Spooler服务，然后删除C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS 中的所有文件以清除打印队列，但您可以使用替代解决方案。
转到System > Troubleshoot >其他疑难解答并运行打印机(Printer)疑难解答。
为什么打印机打印(Printer Slowly Printing)PDF 文件(PDF Files)很慢？
PDF 文件打印速度慢的原因包括PDF文件(PDF Files)较大、文件中包含的高质量图像大小以及页数过多。即使在正常速度下，所有这些都会增加打印时间。确保(Make)检查如何通过更改速度、降低输出质量等来优化打印。
我们希望建议的方法能帮助您解决Windows PC上打印速度慢的问题。在下面的评论部分让我们知道哪种方法成功地为您工作。现在您的打印机的打印速度必须提高。但是，如果您仍然遇到问题，请联系您的打印机制造商以获得进一步的帮助。
How to Fix Slow Printing in Windows 11/10 PC?
Slow Printing is an annoying issue often faced by many of us. The speed of printing depends mainly on the make and model of the printer. If you are facing issues related to the printer’s printing speed, here we have provided tips to help you fix this issue.
Why Do Printers Start Printing Slow?
While printing documents, we all sometimes report issues related to slow printing. There can be various reasons for slow printing, such as:
- If you are using a network printer, the slow printing problem could be the network, the print spooler, or printer drivers.
- Wired printers print faster as compared to wireless printers.
- An inefficient printer server can also cause slow printing.
Whatever is the reason, but it makes all of this so annoying and also reduces our workflow. Let us now go through some tips to solve this problem.
How To Fix Slow Printing In Windows PC?
Follow these steps to resolve the printer issues:
- Hard Reset Printer
- Printer Preferences
- Restart Printer Spooler Service
- Check Network Connection
- Update Printer Firmware
- Update Printer Driver
You will need admin permission and clear knowledge of using the computer on the technical front. Also, make sure to create a system restore or take backup.
1] Hard Reset Printer
When used for a long time, the printer often gets heated. To avoid overheating issues, printers often reduce the printing speed to reduce heat generation. So first, you should reset your printer by a simple restart. Follow these steps to restart your printer:
- Long press the Power button on the printer to turn it off.
- Disconnect the power cable.
- Wait for few minutes to completely drain off power from all-electric components of your printer.
- Then reconnect the power cable and turn on the printer
To check the speed of the printer, give some test print command. Check if your printer has started working properly now, else try other methods.
2] Printer Preferences
Printer preferences are one of the causes of slow printing issues. Hence it can be fixed by changing the print speed and print quality settings. The printout quality is inversely proportional to the print speed of the printer. So the print quality decreases with a faster printing speed. You need to change the print quality settings from best to normal or draft for quick printouts.
Note: This is a tradeoff. It is possible that the current setting of the Printer output quality is high, and hence printer takes a longer time. Usually, it’s not the default setting, but someone may have changed it.
Check the following steps to make changes in your printer speed settings:
- Open the search box using Windows + S and search for the Printer.
- Click to open the Printers & Scanners when it appears in the list
- Select the printer which is working slow, and then click on Printing Preferences.
- In the Printing Preferences window, change or lower the quality to default, or if you need, set the quality further lower to increase the speed. Change resolution, toner setting, and others.
- Click on Apply and OK.
If you do not want colored printouts, choose Black & White. Now take a test to check the speed of the printer. Post this; the speed should improve but can impact the overall quality.
3] Restart Printer Spooler Service
The Printer Spooler is used to create a queue of all that has to be printed. Sometimes when there are many print commands, the printer spooler gets clogged. Because of too much data, it slows the response of the printer. In such cases, all you need to do is restart the printer spooler service. Follow the steps to do so:
- Open the RUN box using Windows + R.
- Type Services.msc and click the OK button.
- Now locate the Printer Spooler and right-click to open the context menu.
- Then click Stop and minimize the window.
- Again open the RUN box and type Spool. Press Enter.
- It will open the System32\spool folder. Double click to open the PRINTERS folder.
- Here you will find a print queue. Delete all the pending files present in this folder.
- Then go to the Services window again and right-click the Print Spooler. Click Start.
- Now give a new Print command to check the printer’s speed.
4] Check Network Connection
For network printers, the slow printing problem may be because of network issues. If you are using a network connection, it is advisable to reboot it at least once every 24 hours. In the case of wired printers, make sure that the ethernet cable is in place. For wireless printers, reboot your router and close all the unwanted bandwidth draining applications to increase the printer’s speed.
Alternatively, you can run the Network Troubleshooter wizard available under Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters > Network Adapter.
Recheck your network connection and print. If the issue still exists, try the next method.
5] Update Printer Firmware
To resolve the slow printing issues of your printer, make sure that the firmware of your printer is updated. For the wireless printers, you may get the manufacturer’s push notifications from time to time for updates. In the case of wired printers, you need to download and install the firmware updates from the official website of the printer manufacturer.
Make sure to install the Printer Software from the OEM website. It will be able to notify you about the new firmware and help you install it.
6] Update Printer Drivers
The next method to fix the slow printing problem in Windows PC is to update the printer drivers. It needs to be done manually by downloading the relevant file from the OEM website. To manually update the printer driver, follow these steps:
- Use Win + X to open Power Menu and then select Device Manager.
- Go to the Printers and expand it.
- Locate your printer, right-click and select Update Driver
- Click on Search automatically for drivers
- On the next screen, you need to click on Search for updated drivers on Windows Update.
- It will open Windows Update, where you go and check if a printer driver is available under Optional Updates.
Make sure to restart the PC in case of a new driver installation. You can also use third-party tools for automatic updates of outdated drivers.
How Do I Change Printer Settings In Windows?
- Go to Start, select Settings, and then go to Printers & Faxes.
- Right-click on Printer and select Properties.
- Then go to the Advanced tab.
- Click on Printing Defaults.
- Here you can change the settings.
How Do I Fix A Print Queue Issue?
While you can stop the Print Spooler service and then delete all the files at C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS to clear the print queue, you can use an alternate solution.
Go to System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters and run the Printer troubleshooter.
Why Is Printer Slowly Printing The PDF Files?
The reasons for the slow printing of the PDF files include large PDF Files, high-quality image size included in the file, and the excessive number of pages. All these increase the time of printing even at normal speed. Make sure to check how you can optimize the print by changing speed, lowering the quality of the output, and so on.
We hope that the suggested method will help you to fix slow printing issues on Windows PC. Let us know in the comment section below which method worked for you successfully. Now your printer’s printing speed must improve. But if you are still facing issues, contact your printer manufacturer for further assistance.
