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

On 2023-12-30 10:14, Wally J wrote:
> 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>

Because a service with nothing to do takes up SO much CPU time!

LOL

> 
> 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/>
> 
> As always, if you know more than I do, please add value to the topic so
> that everyone benefits and specifically so that the archives are improved.

Or you could look at the fact that on macOS, the "cupsd" process (that's 
Common Unix Printer Service Daemon) has used 0.23s of CPU...

...in 26 DAYS of uptime.