How to See the Print Queue in Windows 10 & 11

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Computer & tech specialist Luigi Oppido outlines the steps to see your current print queue

Co-authored by Elaine Heredia, BA Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: February 21, 2026 Fact Checked

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The print queue, or print spooler, on your Windows 10 or 11 device is the best place to check how the print jobs you initiated are progressing. It's also where you can cancel print jobs that you didn't mean to start or that you think are slowing down the printing process. Keep reading to learn how to check current print jobs in the queue using either the Settings app (Windows 11 and Windows 10 versions) or Command Prompt, with insights from computer & tech specialist Luigi Oppido.

Quick Steps

Computer & tech specialist Luigi Oppido recommends these steps to check the current print jobs in the printer queue in Windows 10 and 11:

1. Right-click Start.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Devices.
4. Click Printers & scanners.
5. Hit the printer you want to view.
6. Click Open print queue.

Steps

Method 1

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Using Settings (Windows 11)

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   Open your Windows Settings. To do this, right-click the Start button and select Settings. Alternatively, you can press the Windows key and click Settings on the menu.

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   Go to Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners. This displays a list of printers you've previously added to your computer.
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   Select the printer you want to view. Check the front of your printer for the brand name and model number (i.e., Brother, HP, or Canon). Then, select that same printer from the list in the Settings app.
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   Click Open print queue to view current print jobs. A second window will pop up, showing you a list of the print jobs that are pending or in progress. If the window is blank, it means there are no print jobs in the queue.

   • Command Prompt shortcut: Type control printers in Command Prompt to open the list of printers. From there, click Printers & Scanners, select the printer whose queue you want to view, then click Open printer queue.
   • Alternatively, “you can also look by the clock on the bottom right and click on the printer icon, which should take you to the same location,” says Oppido.
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Method 2

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Using Settings (Windows 10)

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   Open your Windows Settings. To do this, right-click the Start button and select Settings. Alternatively, you can press the Windows key and click Settings on the menu.
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   Go to Devices > Printers & scanners. This will take you to a list of the printers connected to your computer. It will also show you printers that have been connected to it in the past.
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   Select a printer and click Open queue. This action will open the print queue for that printer, so you can view pending print jobs or print jobs that are already in progress.
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Method 3

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Using Command Prompt (Windows 10 & 11)

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   You can also check your printer queue with a simple command. To get started, open Command Prompt by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard, typing cmd, and pressing Enter. Then, type or paste this command, replacing "Printer Name" with the name of your printer: rundll32.exe printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /o /n "Printer Name". Press Enter to run the command.

   • An example printer name is "Brother MFC-J1010DW Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer."
   • This method of opening the print queue isn't as efficient as simply opening it in Settings, since you have to know the exact name of the printer and copy and paste it into Command Prompt or type it by hand.

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• To cancel a print job on Windows 10 or Windows 11, right-click on the job in the print queue and click Cancel.
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• To clear all print jobs in Windows 11, click the three dots menu in the upper-right corner of the window and select Cancel all. For Windows 10 users, click on the Printer menu in the print queue, then Cancel all documents.
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• If you're having trouble with your print queue, you may have to clear the print spooler.
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