All Browsers Crash when trying to print anything.

[micro.Eric]

Hello!

I'm having some issues with any and all browsers crashing when trying to print to any printer, whether its a non-network connected printer, a network printer, or even Microsoft Print to PDF.

This issue occurs on all browsers (Edge, Chrome, FireFox), but not on any other software (Adobe PDF works fine, any Microsoft 365 application, etc).

 

When I send the print job, the browser immediately freezes, the printer shows up in Print Queue, shows that its Spooling, browser crashes, then the print job deletes itself. (In the case of Microsoft Print to PDF, it's status is "Paused" upon crashing)

 

What I've tried to fix the issue:

• Removed printer and printer driver using Print Management application (Of the printers connected via Network or wired).
• Reset spooler svc in Task Manager
• Reset Spooler svc using CMD Prompt
• Updated Windows OS Build

 

My specs are as follows

• Version    10.0.19044 Build 19044
• Other OS Description     Not Available
• OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
• System Manufacturer    Dell Inc.
• System Model    Latitude 7420
• System Type    x64-based PC
• Processor    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz, 1805 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
• BIOS Version/Date    Dell Inc. 1.14.1, 12/18/2021
• SMBIOS Version    3.2
• Embedded Controller Version    255.255
• BIOS Mode    UEFI
• BaseBoard Manufacturer    Dell Inc.

Any other suggestions welcome. I'll even re-do some of the troubleshooting I've tried if you think that I might have done it wrong.