Tutorial: How to start/stop the print spooler service from an on/off icon on the Windows taskbar

Wally J <[email protected]>
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Tutorial: 
How to start/stop the print spooler service from an on/off icon.

For those who print sporadically, this information is helpful because it 
allows them to maintain a lean machine (no services running all the time).
 <https://i.postimg.cc/mkLPrZpG/spooler01.jpg>

When they want to start/stop a service (any service) they tap the icon.
A Yes/No query will come up with the current state (started or stopped).

Tested only with the print-spooler service on Windows 10; but I don't see 
any reason the same technique wouldn't work for any other Windows service.

There are four easy ways to access the command once you've set it up.
 1. From the RUN icon: [RUN] > spooler [Enter]
 2. From the SPOOLER icon: spooler{.lnk}
 3. From the PULLOUT MENU: menu > hardware > printer > spooler{.lnk}
 4. From the command line: C:\> spooler [Enter] <== depends on PATH

The setup is described in detail in this solution on the Windows ng.
 *Command in batch to start & stop the print spooler*
 <https://groups.google.com/g/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/c/THfefCBM9zw/>

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that everyone benefits and specifically so that the archives are improved.
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